pana

How to say it

Meaning

Measuring a lot from one side to the other, or covering many things, as a wide road, a broad view or a broad subject.

Good to know

Adjective stem that takes the prefix of its noun: barabara pana, mto mpana, kitambaa kipana, mashamba mapana. Upana is width; do not confuse it with pana, there is.

Examples

• Barabara hii mpya ni pana kuliko ile ya zamani.This new road is wider than the old one.
• Mto huu ni mpana sana wakati wa mvua.This river is very wide in the rainy season.
• Tunahitaji kulitazama suala hili kwa mtazamo mpana.We need to look at this issue from a broad point of view.

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Forms

mpana