Takalmin yana da garanti.

Takalmi means shoe. The form takalmin is commonly used when the noun is definite, so here it matches the shoe.

A useful beginner rule is:

• takalmi = a shoe / shoe
• takalmin = the shoe

That final -n is part of how Hausa often marks definiteness, instead of using a separate word like English the.

Hausa usually does not use a single verb exactly like English to have. Instead, possession is often expressed with a pattern like:

• X yana da Y = X has Y
  literally, roughly: X is with Y

So:

• Takalmin yana da garanti = The shoe has a warranty

This is a very common Hausa structure.

Because takalmi is a masculine noun in Hausa.

In the 3rd person singular, Hausa agreement changes with gender:

• yana da = he/it has for a masculine noun
• tana da = she/it has for a feminine noun

So with takalmin, you use yana da.

For comparison:

• Motar tana da garanti = The car has a warranty
  because mota is feminine.

Yes, yana can refer to he or it, depending on what it refers to.

Hausa does not always separate he and it the same way English does. Since takalmin is an object, English naturally translates it as it:

• Takalmin yana da garanti = The shoe has a warranty

So in this sentence, yana agrees with takalmin, not with a human male.

A simple word-by-word breakdown is:

• Takalmin = the shoe
• yana da = has / is with
• garanti = warranty / guarantee

So the whole sentence is structurally very close to English, even though the possession part is built differently.

It is a loanword, and it is commonly used in modern Hausa, especially in business or shopping contexts. It corresponds to guarantee or warranty in English.

So even though it is borrowed, it is perfectly normal Hausa vocabulary.

You might hear takalmi in some contexts, but takalmin is the better choice if the meaning is specifically the shoe.

So if the intended meaning is:

• The shoe has a warranty

then Takalmin yana da garanti is the natural form.

Using takalmi would sound less specific, more like a shoe or shoe depending on context.

You change the agreement from singular yana da to plural suna da:

• Takalma suna da garanti = The shoes have a warranty / Shoes have a warranty

The key change is:

• singular masculine: yana da
• plural: suna da

So once the subject becomes plural, the verb phrase must match it.

Usually, no. Hausa often shows definiteness by changing the form of the noun rather than adding a separate article.

That is why English the shoe can appear as:

• takalmin

rather than something like the + shoe as two separate words.

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice when learning Hausa.