kufanya kazi
koo-FAH-nyah KAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilikufanya kazikoo-FAH-nyah KAH-zee
Englishto work
Frenchtravailler
Meaning
To do a job or a task, especially for pay; of a machine, to function.
Good to know
Anafanya kazi benki, she works at a bank; kufanya kazi na mtu, to work with someone. Simu haifanyi kazi means the phone does not work. Mfanyakazi is a worker.
Examples
- Ninapenda kufanya kazi na watu.I like working with people.
- Baba yangu ameanza kufanya kazi katika benki.My father has started working at a bank.
- Kompyuta hii imeacha kufanya kazi.This computer has stopped working.
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