Anataka kuajiriwa sasa.

Anataka can be divided like this:

• a- = he/she
• -na- = present tense marker
• -taka = want

So anataka literally means he/she wants.

In Swahili, the same subject marker a- is used for a singular person in the human class, regardless of gender. So:

• anataka = he wants or she wants

Swahili usually does not mark gender in verbs the way English does.

-na- is the common present tense marker in Swahili. It often gives the sense of:

• is/are ...ing
• or a simple present, depending on context

So anataka can be understood as he/she wants.

Kuajiriwa is made up of:

• ku- = infinitive marker, like to
• ajiri = the verb root related to employ/hire
• -w- / -wa = passive ending, meaning be ...ed

So kuajiriwa means to be hired or to be employed.

Because the sentence means to be hired, not to hire.

Compare:

• kuajiri = to hire someone
• kuajiriwa = to be hired

The ending -wa turns the verb into the passive.

The passive is shown by the ending -wa.

For example:

• ajiri → hire/employ
• ajiriwa → be hired / be employed

This is a very common pattern in Swahili. When you see -wa, it often signals a passive meaning.

Ku- marks the infinitive form of the verb, similar to English to.

So:

• kuajiriwa = to be hired

After verbs like -taka (to want), Swahili commonly uses the infinitive:

• anataka kuajiriwa = he/she wants to be hired

Sasa usually means now in this sentence.

So it adds the idea of immediacy:

• right now
• now
• at this time

Depending on context, sasa can also have other uses in Swahili, but here it clearly means now.

Yes. This is a very normal structure:

• anataka = he/she wants
• kuajiriwa = to be hired
• sasa = now

So the pattern is basically:

subject + verb + infinitive + time expression

That word order is natural in Swahili.

Yes, sometimes Swahili allows some flexibility for emphasis or style. But Anataka kuajiriwa sasa is perfectly natural.

For example, you may also hear:

• Sasa anataka kuajiriwa = Now he/she wants to be hired

That can shift emphasis slightly, but the original sentence is very standard.

Sometimes in real-life translation, kuajiriwa may be expressed in English as to get hired or to get a job, depending on context.

Strictly speaking, though, the grammar means:

• to be hired
• to be employed

So be hired is the most direct match.

A helpful approximate pronunciation is:

koo-ah-jee-ree-wah

A few tips:

• ku = koo
• a is pronounced clearly, not swallowed
• ji sounds like jee
• wa sounds like wah

Swahili vowels are usually pronounced clearly and consistently.

Because the passive construction removes the need to mention who is doing the hiring.

Compare:

• Anataka kuajiri kampuni watu. = He/she wants the company to hire people.
• Anataka kuajiriwa. = He/she wants to be hired.

In the passive version, the focus is on the person receiving the action, not the one doing it.

Yes. Without additional context, it can mean either:

• He wants to be hired now
• She wants to be hired now

Swahili often leaves gender unspecified unless context makes it clear.

Not usually. In dictionaries, Swahili verbs are often listed by their stem with a hyphen, so you would commonly see:

• -ajiri = hire / employ

Then different forms are built from that stem:

• kuajiri = to hire
• anaajiri = he/she is hiring
• ameajiri = he/she has hired
• kuajiriwa = to be hired

-taka is a very common verb meaning want. It often takes another verb in the infinitive:

• Ninataka kwenda. = I want to go.
• Anataka kusoma. = He/she wants to study.
• Anataka kuajiriwa. = He/she wants to be hired.

So this sentence follows a very common pattern in Swahili.