Tabbas za mu tafi.

to go

Breakdown of Tabbas za mu tafi.

• mu: we
• za: will
• tabbas: certainly; definitely

Questions & Answers about Tabbas za mu tafi.

What does each word in Tabbas za mu tafi do?

A simple breakdown is:

• Tabbas = certainly, definitely, surely
• za = a marker used for the future
• mu = we
• tafi = go, leave, depart

So the structure is basically:

Tabbas + za mu + tafi
= Certainly / definitely + we will + go

Why are za and mu separate?

Because they are doing two different jobs:

• za marks the future
• mu is the subject pronoun meaning we

Together, za mu means we will.

This is a very common Hausa pattern:

• za mu tafi = we will go
• za su zo = they will come
• za ka gani = you will see it

You may also see spellings like zamu in informal writing, but learners are often taught to notice the two parts clearly: za + mu.