kuajiri
koo-ah-JEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilikuajirikoo-ah-JEE-reesoon
Englishto employ, to hire, to recruitsoon
Frenchemployer, embaucher, recrutersoon
Meaning
To give someone a job and pay them for their work.
Good to know
Takes the person as its object: kuajiri walimu, to hire teachers. Kuajiriwa is to be employed, ajira is employment, and mwajiri is an employer.
Examples
- Kiwanda kipya kitaajiri watu mia tano.The new factory will employ five hundred people.
- Serikali imeajiri walimu elfu tano.The government has hired five thousand teachers.
- Ni kosa kuajiri watoto wadogo.It is an offense to employ young children.
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