Questions & Answers about Dillalin yana kasuwa.
The ending -n is a common Hausa marker of definiteness/specific reference, especially with many masculine nouns. So dillali means broker/dealer/middleman, while dillalin is roughly the broker or the dealer.
English uses a separate word like the, but Hausa often attaches that idea to the noun itself.
Yana is the Hausa form used here for he is in a present or ongoing situation. It is the 3rd person singular masculine form.
For a beginner, it is helpful to think of it as:
- yana = he is / he is being / he is doing
It is used not only with actions, but also with locations and states.
Because Hausa often expresses location without a separate preposition in sentences like this. After yana, a place noun can come directly:
- yana kasuwa = he is at the market
So nothing is missing. English needs at, but Hausa often does not in this pattern.