"They are studying Swahili with the intent to work in Tanzania"
Translation:Wanasoma Kiswahili kwa kusudi la kufanya kazi Tanzania
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"Kusudi" is a ji/ma class noun. A bit confusing because it's in the adverb section, and sometimes "kwa kusudi" is just used by itself to mean "intentionally." However, in this example, it's "With the intention of" or "kwa kusudi la," so "intenttion/kusudi" is a noun, and "of" needs to agree with it, hence "la." Not a mistake, but also not explained in the Tips/Hints section.
it seems like the literal translation would be, "...with the intention of working," with the use of the "la."
is it wrong to say katika tanzania? it feels weird that the 'in' just disappears.
usually when the location is a place with a proper noun, a preposition is not used
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That's what I used as well. Perhaps "to study" must be "kusoma" and "kujifunza" is just "to learn".
The same problem as the earlier questioners, why the "la" . But clearly explained by Simonandne Thank you.
I couldn't see the second half of the English sentence. It was obscured by the 3 Swahili options...
I got this wrong so many times because I kept using wanajifunza and kwa sababu. Good reminder to look more closely at the words though I sometimes wish answers in the spirit of the question could be accepted. However I understand that that's a big technical challenge.