Na duba adadi, ragowa da iyaka.

In this sentence, na is the 1st person singular subject marker, so it means I.

In Hausa, this little word often appears before the verb to show who is doing the action. So:

• na duba = I checked / I looked at

Depending on context, na can also suggest a completed action, so na duba often has a past or perfect sense such as I checked or I have checked.

Because Hausa normally needs a marker showing the subject. English can say checked only if the subject is already understood, but Hausa usually makes that explicit.

So:

• na = I
• duba = check / look at / examine

Together, na duba means I checked.

If the subject changed, the first word would change too:

• ka duba = you checked (masculine singular)
• ta duba = she checked
• mun duba = we checked

Duba is a common Hausa verb meaning things like:

• to look at
• to check
• to examine
• to inspect

In this sentence it is followed directly by nouns, so it works like an ordinary transitive verb:

• na duba adadi = I checked the quantity/number

You do not need a preposition here in Hausa the way English sometimes uses look at.

Hausa does not use articles in the same way English does. English often requires a/an or the, but Hausa commonly leaves that unstated.

So:

• adadi can mean a quantity, the quantity, or just quantity/number
• ragowa can mean remainder, the remainder, etc.
• iyaka can mean limit, the limit, etc.

The exact English article depends on context, not on a separate word in the Hausa sentence.

Here da means and.

Hausa often links the final item in a list with da:

• adadi, ragowa da iyaka = quantity, remainder, and limit

So the structure is basically:

• item 1: adadi
• item 2: ragowa
• da
• item 3: iyaka

This is very normal in Hausa lists.

These are all nouns:

• adadi = number, quantity, amount
• ragowa = remainder, what is left over, balance
• iyaka = limit, boundary, maximum

The exact best translation depends on context. For example, in mathematics or accounting:

• adadi might be quantity or amount
• ragowa might be remainder or balance
• iyaka might be limit or threshold

The basic Hausa order here is very straightforward:

• Na = subject marker (I)
• duba = verb (checked)
• adadi, ragowa da iyaka = objects/list of things checked

So the pattern is:

subject + verb + object

That is actually similar to English:

• I checked the quantity, remainder, and limit

The main differences are that Hausa:

• uses na as a subject marker,
• often omits articles like the,
• and uses da for and before the last item.

It can mean either, depending on context.

In many cases, na + verb gives a completed-action meaning. In English, that might come out as:

• I checked
• I have checked

Both are possible translations of na duba, and context decides which sounds best.

For example:

• in a narrative: I checked
• in a report about a completed task: I have checked

Yes. Ragowa is related to the idea of remaining or being left over. Learners often notice that many Hausa nouns are connected to verbal ideas, and this is a good example.

So ragowa refers to:

• what remains,
• the leftover amount,
• the balance/remainder.

In practical use, it can appear in everyday speech as well as math or accounting contexts.

Yes, punctuation like commas is used in written Hausa in broadly familiar ways, especially in modern writing.

The comma here separates items in a list:

• adadi, ragowa da iyaka

This works much like English quantity, remainder, and limit.

You may also see Hausa lists written with slightly different punctuation styles depending on the writer, textbook, or publisher, but this sentence is perfectly normal.

Yes. Da is a very common Hausa word with several uses, so learners often ask about it.

In different contexts, da can mean things like:

• and
• with
• sometimes other grammatical functions depending on the structure

But in adadi, ragowa da iyaka, it is clearly the coordinating and joining the last item in the list.

It would stay the same:

• Na duba adadi, ragowa da iyaka.

The marker na means I regardless of whether the speaker is male or female. Unlike some other pronouns in Hausa, the first person singular does not change for gender.

Yes. Hausa spelling usually does not show tone in ordinary writing, even though tone matters in the language. So a learner reading Na duba adadi, ragowa da iyaka will not see tone marks, but a fluent speaker knows them.

Also, pronunciation points to notice include:

• duba: the u is a real vowel, roughly doo-bah but not exactly English doo
• iyaka: the iya- part should be pronounced clearly, not compressed too much
• ragowa: keep all syllables audible

So the sentence is readable from spelling, but full native-like pronunciation involves tone and vowel quality that are not fully shown on the page.