Swahili
madaraja
mah-dah-RAH-jah
How to say it
Swahilimadarajamah-dah-RAH-jahsoon
Englishbridgessoon
Frenchpontssoon
Meaning
Bridges, or, figuratively, ranks or levels of status; also terraces or flights of steps.
Good to know
Plural of daraja (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).
Examples
- Madaraja mengi yaliharibiwa na mafuriko.Many bridges were destroyed by the floods.
- Je, madaraja haya yatajengwa upya lini?When will these bridges be rebuilt?
- Madaraja hayo hayakuvuka mto huo kikamilifu.Those bridges did not fully cross that river.
- Serikali itajenga madaraja mapya mkoani.The government will build new bridges in the region.
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