Rahma anampa fundi nyundo na msumeno.

anampa can be split like this:

• a- = he/she
• -na- = present tense marker, often is/does
• -m- = him/her or a singular human object marker
• -pa = give

So anampa means something like he/she is giving him/her.

In this sentence, the full subject is Rahma, so a- refers to Rahma, and -m- refers to the recipient, which is then named as fundi.

It can mean either he or she.

Swahili does not usually mark gender in the verb the way English does. The prefix a- is simply third person singular. So you figure out he or she from context, or from the noun/name used.

Here, since the subject is Rahma, you already know who a- refers to.

Yes, they are.

The -m- object marker refers to the same person as fundi. This is very common in Swahili, especially with a specific human recipient or object.

So the structure is roughly:

• Rahma = subject
• anampa = is giving him/her
• fundi = the person being referred to by that object marker
• nyundo na msumeno = the things being given

English usually does not do this kind of doubling, so it can feel strange at first. But in Swahili it is natural.

A good way to see it is:

Subject + Verb + Recipient + Thing(s) given

So here:

• Rahma = subject
• anampa = is giving to him/her
• fundi = recipient
• nyundo na msumeno = the items being given

With a verb like -pa (give), Swahili often puts the recipient before the thing being given, much like English in give the technician a hammer and a saw.

Here, na means and.

It connects nyundo and msumeno:

• nyundo na msumeno = a hammer and a saw

Swahili na can also mean with in other sentences, so learners often wonder about that. In this sentence, the meaning is clearly and, because it is joining two things that Rahma is giving.

Because Swahili does not have articles like English.

So:

• fundi can mean a technician, the technician, a craftsperson, or the craftsperson
• nyundo can mean a hammer or the hammer
• msumeno can mean a saw or the saw

Context tells you which meaning is intended.

This is very normal in Swahili and is one of the big differences from English.

It is not specifically male.

Fundi usually means craftsperson, technician, repair person, artisan, or something similar depending on context. It can refer to a man or a woman.

Like many Swahili nouns for people, it is not inherently marked for male vs. female in the way some English words are.

Because they belong to different noun classes.

Swahili nouns are grouped into classes, and those classes affect agreement and plural forms.

In this sentence:

• fundi is a human noun; its plural is mafundi
• nyundo is a noun whose singular and plural are often the same: nyundo
• msumeno has plural misumeno

So if you wanted plurals, you could get:

• fundi → mafundi
• nyundo → nyundo
• msumeno → misumeno

A learner may not see much agreement in this short sentence, but noun class is still there in the background.

You can often leave out Rahma if it is already clear from context, because the verb already shows the subject:

• Anampa fundi nyundo na msumeno. = She is giving the technician a hammer and a saw.

As for word order, the version you have is very natural:

Rahma anampa fundi nyundo na msumeno.

Swahili does allow some flexibility, but for a learner this order is a good, safe pattern to follow:

Subject + Verb + Recipient + Thing(s) given