Anza kazi bila kujali kama kuna mkwaruzo au bonyeo.

to be

Breakdown of Anza kazi bila kujali kama kuna mkwaruzo au bonyeo.

• kazi: the work
• au: or
• kuanza: to start

Questions & Answers about Anza kazi bila kujali kama kuna mkwaruzo au bonyeo.

Why is there no subject pronoun before anza?

Because anza is an imperative, meaning it is a command: Start!

In Swahili, commands usually do not need an explicit subject pronoun, just like English usually says Start! rather than You start!

Here, anza is the singular command, addressed to one person. If you were speaking to more than one person, you would normally say anzeni.

So:

• Anza kazi = Start work / Get to work
• Anzeni kazi = Start work, said to several people

What exactly does anza kazi mean? Is it the same as anza kufanya kazi?

Anza kazi literally means start work or begin the work. In natural English, it often comes across as get to work or start working.

Yes, it is closely related to anza kufanya kazi:

• Anza kazi = shorter, more direct, very natural
• Anza kufanya kazi = more explicitly start doing work / start working

So anza kazi is a compact, idiomatic way to express the idea.

What does bila kujali mean, and why is kujali in the ku- form?