Za mu warware ƙorafin.

we

Breakdown of Za mu warware ƙorafin.

• za: will
• ƙorafi: the complaint
• warware: to resolve; untangle

Questions & Answers about Za mu warware ƙorafin.

What does za mu mean in this sentence?

Za mu means we will.

• za = a future marker
• mu = we

So Hausa builds the future here with a marker plus a subject pronoun, rather than changing the verb the way English often does.

Why is it za mu as two words, not one word?

In standard Hausa spelling, za and mu are written separately:

• za = future marker
• mu = subject pronoun we

So za mu warware... is the normal standard written form. In informal writing, you may sometimes see zamu, but za mu is the standard form learners should use.

What does warware mean exactly?

Warware means to untangle, unravel, sort out, or resolve. In this sentence, it is being used in the sense of resolve.

So the verb can be used both:

• literally, for something tangled or knotted
• figuratively, for a problem, issue, or complaint

Why is the verb just warware? Why doesn’t it change for we or for the future?

In Hausa, the verb itself usually does not change the way English verbs do. Instead, information like future time and the subject is shown before the verb: