Tangazo la kazi linataja nafasi ya kazi na sifa za kazi.

A helpful breakdown is:

• Tangazo = advertisement, announcement
• la kazi = of work / job
• linataja = it mentions / it states
• nafasi ya kazi = job position, work position, vacancy
• na = and
• sifa za kazi = job qualifications, requirements, characteristics of the job

So the sentence literally looks like:

• Job advertisement mentions job position and job qualifications

In natural English, this is something like:

• The job advertisement mentions the job position and the job qualifications
• or The job ad states the position and the qualifications required

This happens because Swahili uses agreement based on noun classes.

The word meaning of changes form depending on the noun before it:

• tangazo belongs to a noun class that takes la
• nafasi takes ya
• sifa takes za

So:

• tangazo la kazi = advertisement of work
• nafasi ya kazi = position of work
• sifa za kazi = qualities/qualifications of work

English uses the same word of everywhere, but Swahili changes it to match the noun class.

These words are related, but they do different jobs in the sentence:

• kazi = work, job
• nafasi ya kazi = the job position, post, role, or vacancy
• sifa za kazi = the qualifications, requirements, or qualities related to the job

So kazi is the general idea of job/work, while the longer phrases specify different parts of that job:

• nafasi ya kazi = what the job is
• sifa za kazi = what is needed for the job

Linataja can be broken down like this:

• li- = subject marker for the noun class of tangazo
• -na- = present tense marker
• -taja = verb root meaning mention, name, or state

So:

• li-na-taja = it is mentioning / it mentions

Because the subject is tangazo, the verb has to agree with it, so Swahili uses li-.

Because the subject is tangazo, and Swahili verbs must agree with the noun class of the subject.

Here:

• tangazo is singular and belongs to the noun class that uses li-
• so linataja means it mentions, where it refers to tangazo

This is one of the big differences from English. In English, the verb usually does not show this kind of noun-class agreement. In Swahili, it does.

Not always. -taja can mean:

• mention
• name
• state
• refer to

The exact English translation depends on context.

In this sentence, linataja could be understood as:

• mentions
• states
• lists

In a job-ad context, states or mentions both work well.

Swahili often repeats a noun in places where English might avoid repetition.

Here, kazi appears in:

• tangazo la kazi = job advertisement
• nafasi ya kazi = job position
• sifa za kazi = job qualifications

In English, you might shorten this a bit, but in Swahili the repetition is natural and clear. It helps show exactly what each phrase is connected to.

So even though it may feel repetitive to an English speaker, it is completely normal.

Na here means and.

So:

• nafasi ya kazi na sifa za kazi = the job position and the job qualifications

Be careful: na can also mean with in other contexts. Swahili words often have more than one possible translation depending on the sentence.

In this sentence, sifa is understood as plural in meaning: qualifications, qualities, or requirements.

A tricky point is that some Swahili nouns do not visibly change form between singular and plural, or they behave differently from what English speakers expect. In real usage, sifa often refers to a set of qualities or qualifications.

So in this sentence, sifa za kazi is best understood as:

• job qualifications
• requirements for the job
• qualities of the job, depending on context

Yes. Tangazo can be translated in a few related ways, depending on context:

• advertisement
• announcement
• notice
• ad

So tangazo la kazi could mean:

• job advertisement
• job announcement
• job notice
• job ad

If the context is hiring or recruitment, job advertisement or job ad is usually the most natural translation.

The basic order is:

• Subject + Verb + Object(s)

So here:

• Tangazo la kazi = subject
• linataja = verb
• nafasi ya kazi na sifa za kazi = objects

This is similar to English:

• The job advertisement
  • mentions
    • the position and the qualifications

So the sentence structure is actually quite straightforward for an English speaker once you understand the noun-class agreement.

If you wanted to say job advertisements mention..., the subject would become plural, and the agreement would change too.

A likely plural version is:

• Matangazo ya kazi yanataja nafasi za kazi na sifa za kazi

Breakdown:

• Matangazo = advertisements
• ya kazi = of work / job
• yanataja = they mention
• nafasi za kazi = job positions
• sifa za kazi = job qualifications

Notice the changes:

• tangazo → matangazo
• la → ya
• linataja → yanataja

This shows how noun classes affect both the connector and the verb agreement.