From root: karpentero
Usage Note
Karpinteriya refers to the workshop where woodworking is done or the business of carpentry itself.
Examples
" Malapit lang ang karpinteriya. "
Natural Translation
The carpentry shop is just nearby.
Literal Translation
Near only the carpentry-shop.
" Pumunta siya sa karpinteriya para magpagawa ng mesa. "
Natural Translation
He went to the carpentry shop to have a table made.
Literal Translation
Went he to the carpentry-shop for to-have-made a table.
" Sa karpinteriya ng kanyang ama natutuhan ng bata ang paggawa ng mga muwebles bago pa siya nag-aral sa kolehiyo. "
Natural Translation
It was in his father's carpentry shop that the boy learned to make furniture even before he studied in college.
Literal Translation
In the carpentry-shop of his father learned the child the making of the furniture before even he studied in college.
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