Dirisha liko wazi, na mama analifunga sasa.

In this sentence, liko wazi is the natural way to say it is open for dirisha (window).

• li- = the subject marker for the noun class of dirisha
• -ko = a form often used for location or state
• wazi = open

So dirisha liko wazi is literally something like the window is in an open state.

You may also see ni used in other equational sentences, but with many expressions of state or condition, Swahili often prefers forms like iko / liko / ziko, depending on the noun class.

Dirisha belongs to noun class 5 in the singular.

That matters because Swahili grammar uses agreement. Words connected to the noun often have to match its noun class.

For dirisha, class 5 agreement shows up here as:

• li- in liko
• li- again in analifunga

So the sentence is internally consistent because both parts agree with dirisha.

Its plural is madirisha, which belongs to class 6.

Because that li- is the object marker referring back to dirisha.

Breakdown of analifunga:

• a- = she/he
• -na- = present/progressive tense, like is ...-ing
• -li- = it (referring to dirisha, class 5)
• funga = close
• final -a = verb ending

So analifunga means she is closing it.

Without the object marker, anafunga would mean she is closing or she closes, but it would not explicitly say it.

They are both class-5 agreement markers, but they do different jobs:

• In liko, li- is a subject marker: the window is ...
• In analifunga, li- is an object marker: she is closing it

So they look the same because both refer to a class-5 noun, but their grammatical roles are different.

Wazi means open.

In this expression, it does not change form. Swahili has some descriptive words that stay the same rather than showing agreement like regular adjectives often do.

So you can think of:

• wazi = open
• funguliwa would be more like opened
• kufungwa can relate to being closed/shut depending on context

In this sentence, wazi is the straightforward word for the state open.

Here, na means and.

Swahili na can mean both:

• and
• with
• sometimes even have in certain structures

In Dirisha liko wazi, na mama analifunga sasa, the meaning is clearly and because it connects two clauses:

• Dirisha liko wazi
• mama analifunga sasa

So it is The window is open, and mother is closing it now.

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

So:

• dirisha can mean a window or the window
• mama can mean a mother, the mother, or mom/mother, depending on context

The exact meaning comes from the situation, not from an article.

That is why the sentence can be translated naturally as The window is open, and mother is closing it now, even though there is no separate word for the.

Usually mama means mother or mom, but context matters.

It can also be used:

• as a respectful way to refer to a woman
• in family contexts as mum/mother
• as part of names or titles

In this sentence, if the meaning has already been given to the learner, then mama is probably being understood as mother/mom.

Also notice that even though mama does not look like a typical class-1 noun, it still usually takes class 1 agreement for a person:

• mama anafunga
• not mama linafunga

It is in the present/progressive tense.

The tense marker is -na-, which often corresponds to English is ...-ing or sometimes simple present, depending on context.

So:

• anafunga = she is closing / she closes
• analifunga = she is closing it

In this sentence, because of sasa (now), the progressive reading is especially clear: she is closing it now.

Sasa means now, and placing it at the end is very normal.

Swahili word order is fairly flexible compared with English, especially for adverbs like sasa. The end position often sounds natural and clear:

• mama analifunga sasa = mother is closing it now

You could also hear sasa in other positions in some contexts, but the version in your sentence is perfectly standard.

Yes, but the meaning would be less specific.

• mama analifunga sasa = mother is closing it now
• mama anafunga sasa = mother is closing (something) now or mother is closing now

Since dirisha was just mentioned, Swahili often uses the object marker to make the connection explicit. It is a very common and natural way to say it.

Here is a piece-by-piece breakdown:

• Dirisha = window
• li-ko = it is for a class-5 noun, in a state/location expression
• wazi = open
• na = and
• mama = mother / mom
• a-na-li-fung-a
  • a- = she
  • -na- = present/progressive
  • -li- = it referring to dirisha
  • fung- = close
  • -a = final vowel
• sasa = now

So the grammar is tightly linked by agreement:

• dirisha → li-
• dirisha again → object marker -li-

That is one of the key things to notice in this sentence.