Wannan irin takalmin yana da inganci.

to have

Breakdown of Wannan irin takalmin yana da inganci.

• wannan: this
• takalmi: the shoe
• ya: he/it

Questions & Answers about Wannan irin takalmin yana da inganci.

Can you break the sentence down word by word?

Yes. A helpful rough breakdown is:

• wannan = this
• irin = kind / type / sort of
• takalmin = shoe, here in a linked/determined form of takalmi
• yana = a masculine singular subject marker used in the present/imperfective
• da = with / has
• inganci = quality / good quality / excellence

So the structure is roughly:

this + kind of + shoe + it has + quality

That is why the sentence comes across as something like This kind of shoe is high quality.

What does irin mean here?

Irin means kind of, type of, or sort of.

It is very common in Hausa when you want to talk about a category rather than one individual thing.

So:

• takalmi = shoe
• irin takalmi = a kind/type of shoe

In this sentence, wannan irin takalmin means this kind of shoe rather than just this shoe.

Why is it takalmin and not just takalmi?