Uzoefu wa kazi uko kwenye wasifu binafsi.

The work experience is in the personal CV.

Breakdown of Uzoefu wa kazi uko kwenye wasifu binafsi.

• kuwa: to be
• kwenye: in
• wasifu binafsi: the personal CV
• uzoefu wa kazi: the work experience

Questions & Answers about Uzoefu wa kazi uko kwenye wasifu binafsi.

Why is wa used in uzoefu wa kazi?

Wa is the linking word that means something like of in this phrase.

So uzoefu wa kazi is literally experience of work, which is the normal Swahili way to say work experience.

This pattern is very common in Swahili:

• kitabu cha mwanafunzi = student’s book / book of the student
• soko la matunda = fruit market
• uzoefu wa kazi = work experience

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Why is it wa kazi and not ya kazi?

Because the linker agrees with the first noun, not the second one.

Here, the head noun is uzoefu, and uzoefu takes the agreement pattern that uses wa. So you get uzoefu wa kazi.

A useful way to think about it:

• the important noun is uzoefu
• wa must match uzoefu
• kazi just follows as the thing being connected

So even though English speakers may expect one general word for of, Swahili changes that linker according to noun class.

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Why is uko used instead of ni?