Mwakilishi amefika.

Mwakilishi is the subject, and amefika is the verb.

• Mwakilishi = representative / delegate
• amefika = has arrived / arrived

So the sentence follows a normal subject + verb order.

In Swahili, the verb often already includes the subject.

In amefika, the a- at the beginning shows a singular human subject, so Swahili does not need a separate pronoun like he or she here.

Breakdown:

• a- = he/she, or more literally class 1 singular subject
• -me- = perfect aspect
• -fik- = root meaning arrive
• -a = final vowel

So amefika already contains the idea of he/she has arrived.

-me- marks the perfect in Swahili.

In many situations, this corresponds to English has/have + past participle, so amefika often means has arrived.

Depending on context, it can also be understood more naturally as:

• arrived
• is here now after arriving

This is because the Swahili perfect often emphasizes a completed action with a present result.

The base form is kufika, meaning to arrive or to reach.

You can see the verb structure like this:

• ku-fika = to arrive
• a-me-fika = he/she has arrived

So fika is the verb stem, and the other parts are added around it to show subject and tense/aspect.

Most literally, amefika is often taught as has arrived.

However, in natural English translation, it may also be arrived depending on context. Swahili and English do not match perfectly tense-for-tense.

For example:

• If someone was expected and is now here, amefika can feel like has arrived.
• In storytelling or conversation, it might simply be translated as arrived.

So the exact English wording depends on the situation, even though the Swahili form stays the same.

Swahili does not use articles like English a/an and the.

So mwakilishi can mean:

• a representative
• the representative

The context tells you which one is meant.

That is very normal in Swahili. Many nouns appear without any separate article.

The plural is:

Wawakilishi wamefika.

Here both the noun and the verb change:

• mwakilishi → wawakilishi = representative → representatives
• amefika → wamefika = he/she has arrived → they have arrived

So:

• a- = singular human subject
• wa- = plural human subject

This is because mwakilishi belongs to the human noun class, commonly called class 1/2.

For people:

• singular often begins with m- or mw-
• plural often uses wa-

So:

• mwakilishi = one representative
• wawakilishi = representatives

This noun is a little less transparent than some simpler pairs like:

• mtoto → watoto
• mwalimu → walimu

But the important thing to remember is that it is a human noun, so its agreement on the verb also follows the human singular/plural pattern:

• a- for singular
• wa- for plural

The negative is:

Mwakilishi hajafika.

Breakdown:

• ha- = negative marker
• -ja- = negative perfect
• -fika = arrive

So hajafika means has not arrived.

Plural:

• Wawakilishi hawajafika = The representatives have not arrived

Yes. The verb kufika can mean both to arrive and to reach, depending on context.

For example:

• with a destination, it can mean reach
• when talking about a person coming somewhere, it often means arrive

So in Mwakilishi amefika, the most natural meaning is usually The representative has arrived, but the verb itself is broader than just that one English translation.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

Mwa-ki-li-shi a-me-fi-ka

A few helpful notes:

• mw is pronounced together, not as two separate syllables
• vowels are usually clear and short:
  • a as in father
  • i as in machine
• stress in Swahili usually falls on the second-to-last syllable of the word:
  • mwa-ki-LI-shi
  • a-me-FI-ka

So it sounds roughly like:

mwa-ki-LI-shi a-me-FI-ka

The normal and most neutral order is:

Mwakilishi amefika.

That is the best form for learners to use.

Swahili can sometimes vary word order for emphasis, but subject + verb is the standard pattern here. So if you are just stating a fact, keep it as:

Mwakilishi amefika.