Orodha ya walioitwa iko mtandaoni.

The list of applicants invited to interview is online.

Breakdown of Orodha ya walioitwa iko mtandaoni.

• kuwa: to be
• mtandaoni: online
• orodha ya walioitwa: the list of applicants invited to interview

Questions & Answers about Orodha ya walioitwa iko mtandaoni.

What does orodha mean, and why isn’t there a word for the?

Orodha means list.

Swahili does not normally use articles like the or a/an, so orodha can mean:

• a list
• the list

Which one is meant depends on context. In this sentence, it is most naturally understood as the list.

What does ya mean here?

Ya is a linking word often translated as of.

So:

• orodha ya... = list of...

It agrees with the noun that comes before it. Since orodha belongs to noun class 9, the connector is ya.

Compare:

• kitabu cha mwanafunzi = the student’s book / the book of the student
• orodha ya walioitwa = the list of those who were called

What does walioitwa mean exactly?