Breakdown of Permohonan kerja saya ditolak.
saya
my
permohonan
the application
ditolak
to be rejected
kerja
job
Questions & Answers about Permohonan kerja saya ditolak.
What do permohonan and kerja each mean literally, and how do they combine into permohonan kerja?
Permohonan comes from the root mohon (to request / to apply), with the circumfix per-…-an, which turns the verb into a noun. So permohonan means “request” or “application”.
Kerja means “work” or “job”.
Putting them together, permohonan kerja literally means “request for work”, i.e. “job application”.
Why is it permohonan kerja and not permohonan pekerjaan? Are both correct?
Both are grammatically correct, but they differ slightly in feel:
- kerja = work, job (very common, neutral)
- pekerjaan = job, occupation, employment (more clearly a noun, often a bit more formal)
So:
- permohonan kerja ≈ job application (very common in speech and writing)
- permohonan pekerjaan ≈ application for employment (sounds a bit more formal/bureaucratic)
You can usually use either, but permohonan kerja is more everyday and very widely used.
Why is saya placed after kerja instead of before the noun phrase like in English?