Tabbas wannan daidai ne.

A natural word-by-word breakdown is:

• Tabbas = certainly, definitely, indeed
• wannan = this, this one
• daidai = correct, right, exact
• ne = a small grammatical word used in this kind of X is Y sentence

So the sentence is built like Certainly + this + correct + ne.

In Hausa, simple present-tense sentences such as This is correct are not built the same way as in English. Hausa often uses a structure with ne instead of a separate verb matching English is.

So wannan daidai ne is the normal Hausa way to say this is correct, even though there is no standalone word exactly equal to English is.

Ne usually does not translate neatly as a separate English word. In beginner-friendly terms, it helps complete a statement like X is Y.

In this sentence, it makes wannan daidai into a full statement: this is correct.

So you can think of ne as a grammatical marker that helps express identification or description in the present.

Tabbas is being used like a sentence adverb: certainly / definitely / indeed. Words like that often come at the beginning of the sentence to comment on the whole statement.

So:

• Wannan daidai ne = This is correct.
• Tabbas wannan daidai ne = This is definitely / certainly correct.

Putting Tabbas first gives the whole sentence a confident, emphatic tone.

Yes. If you remove Tabbas, the sentence still works perfectly:

• Wannan daidai ne = This is correct.

Adding Tabbas just strengthens it:

• Tabbas wannan daidai ne = This is definitely correct.

So Tabbas is optional here, depending on how strong you want the statement to sound.

Not always. Daidai has a wider range of meanings, including:

• right
• correct
• exact
• proper
• exactly

In this sentence, correct or right is the best fit. But in other contexts, daidai can also mean something closer to exactly or equal/proper.

It can mean both, depending on context.

So wannan daidai ne could be understood as:

• This is correct
• This one is correct

English often forces you to choose between this and this one, but Hausa wannan can cover both.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

tab-bas wan-nan dai-dai neh

A few helpful points:

• Tabbas: the bb is written double, so pronounce the middle consonant clearly.
• wannan: both n sounds are pronounced; do not reduce it to something like wana.
• daidai: both parts are pronounced, roughly dai-dai.
• ne: sounds like neh, not nee.

Hausa pronunciation is generally more consistent than English spelling, so once you know the letters, the pronunciation becomes fairly predictable.

For this meaning, Tabbas wannan daidai ne is a normal and natural order.

The important thing to notice is that in this kind of sentence, ne normally comes at the end. Tabbas also sounds very natural at the beginning when it modifies the whole statement.

So for a learner, the safest pattern is:

Tabbas + wannan + daidai + ne

If you change the order, you may change the emphasis or end up with something less natural.

Yes, in a practical learner sense, daidai is describing wannan: this is correct/right.

But structurally, it is part of the predicate of the sentence, not simply an adjective sitting directly before a noun like in English. That is why the full pattern includes ne at the end.

So it is fine to think:

• wannan = subject
• daidai ne = predicate meaning is correct