Mwombaji wa kazi aliyeitwa kwenye usaili anaweza kuajiriwa.

Mwombaji comes from the verb -omba, which means to ask for, to request, or in this context to apply.

So:

• kuomba kazi = to apply for a job
• mwombaji = a person who applies, so an applicant

The m- at the beginning marks a singular person noun here. Its plural is:

• waombaji = applicants

So mwombaji wa kazi literally means applicant of job, or more naturally in English, job applicant.

Wa kazi means of work/job.

In this sentence:

• mwombaji wa kazi = job applicant

This wa is a linking word meaning something like of. It connects the noun mwombaji with kazi.

Compare:

• kitabu cha mwanafunzi = the student’s book / book of the student
• mwombaji wa kazi = applicant of a job / job applicant

Because mwombaji belongs to a noun class that uses wa as a connector, you get wa kazi, not cha kazi or some other form.

Aliyeitwa means who was called.

It is made of several parts:

• a- = he/she (subject marker for a singular person)
• -li- = past tense
• -ye- = relative marker, meaning who
• -itwa = be called (passive form of -ita, to call)

So the whole form means:

• aliyeitwa = the one who was called / who was called

In this sentence it describes mwombaji wa kazi:

• Mwombaji wa kazi aliyeitwa... = The job applicant who was called...

The -ye- is a relative marker. It helps create a phrase like who... in English.

So:

• aliitwa = he/she was called
• aliyeitwa = he/she who was called

That means aliyeitwa is not just a complete statement by itself; it is being used to describe the noun before it.

Compare:

• Mwanafunzi alikuja = The student came
• Mwanafunzi aliyekuja = The student who came

So in your sentence, aliyeitwa works like who was called.

Because the applicant is receiving the action, not doing it.

Compare:

• -ita = to call
• -itwa = to be called

So:

• aliita = he/she called
• aliitwa = he/she was called

In this sentence, the applicant did not call someone else. The applicant was the one called for the interview, so the passive is the natural choice.

Kwenye usaili means to/for the interview or at the interview, depending on context.

• usaili = interview
• kwenye = in, at, on, to a place/event/context

In everyday Swahili, kwenye is very common for locations and situations. Here it refers to being called for an interview.

So:

• kuitwa kwenye usaili = to be called for an interview / to be invited to an interview

Even if the most literal gloss may look like in/at the interview, the natural meaning here is called for an interview.

Yes, usaili is a standard word for interview, especially in formal contexts such as jobs, school admissions, or official selection processes.

For example:

• kuitwa kwenye usaili = to be called for an interview
• kufanya usaili = to conduct an interview / to interview

Depending on context, you may also hear other expressions in conversation, but usaili is completely normal and appropriate here.

Anaweza can mean all of those, depending on context:

• can
• may
• is able to
• might possibly

It comes from -weza, meaning be able.

Parts:

• a- = he/she
• -na- = present tense
• -weza = be able

So anaweza literally means he/she is able to or he/she can.

In this sentence, the most natural meaning is something like:

• may be hired
• can be hired
• could be hired

It expresses possibility, not certainty.

Because after anaweza, Swahili normally uses the infinitive.

So:

• anaweza kuajiriwa = he/she can be hired

Breakdown:

• ku- = infinitive marker, like to
• -ajiri- = hire/employ
• -w- = passive
• -a = final vowel

So kuajiriwa means to be hired or to be employed.

This is very common after modal-like verbs:

• anaweza kwenda = he/she can go
• anaweza kufanya kazi = he/she can work
• anaweza kuajiriwa = he/she can be hired

For the same reason as in aliyeitwa: the applicant is receiving the action.

Compare:

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

If the applicant is the person getting the job, then the passive makes sense:

• mwombaji anaweza kuajiriwa = the applicant can be hired

If you used the active kuajiri, it would mean the applicant hires someone else, which is not the intended meaning.

Swahili word order here is very natural, but it may feel more compressed than English.

Structure:

• Mwombaji wa kazi = job applicant
• aliyeitwa kwenye usaili = who was called for an interview
• anaweza kuajiriwa = can be hired

So the sentence is:

• [noun] + [relative description] + [main verb phrase]

English does the same thing:

• The job applicant who was called for an interview can be hired.

So the relative clause aliyeitwa kwenye usaili directly follows the noun it describes.

Yes, it presents the calling as a completed event relative to the sentence.

So:

• aliyeitwa = who was called
• or sometimes more naturally in English, who has been called

It refers to an applicant who already received the call or invitation. Then the main clause says that this applicant can/may be hired.

So the timeline is roughly:

1. The applicant was called for an interview.
2. As a result, that applicant may be hired.

No. It only expresses possibility.

The key word is:

• anaweza = can / may / might be able to

So the sentence means the applicant is a possible choice for hiring, not that hiring is certain.

If Swahili wanted to express stronger certainty, it would use different wording.

Yes, it would change because it agrees with the noun class of the word being described.

Here the noun is:

• mwombaji = singular person

That is why you get:

• aliyeitwa = who was called for a singular person

In the plural:

• waombaji wa kazi walioitwa kwenye usaili wanaweza kuajiriwa
• The job applicants who were called for an interview can be hired

Notice the changes:

• mwombaji → waombaji
• aliyeitwa → walioitwa
• anaweza → wanaweza

So the grammar matches singular or plural persons.

Normally, no. The usual understanding is:

• the applicant who was called for an interview

That is because kuitwa kwenye usaili is a common kind of expression for being invited or summoned to an interview.

If someone wanted to clearly say called during the interview, they would usually choose wording that makes the time relationship more explicit.

So the natural interpretation here is about being invited to attend the interview process, not being called while the interview was already happening.