Questions & Answers about Mun tattauna batun.
Mun is the Hausa first-person plural completive/perfective subject form. In simpler terms, it means we in a sentence about a completed action.
So in Mun tattauna batun, mun is not just we by itself. It already carries the idea that the action has been done.
A native English speaker often expects something like -ed on the verb, but Hausa works differently.
In this sentence, the completed-action meaning is shown mainly by mun, not by changing tattauna into a special past form. So:
- mun = tells you the action is completed
- tattauna = the verb discuss
That is why Mun tattauna batun can mean we discussed the matter.
Not strictly in the same way English works. It is better described as a completed-action form, often called perfective or completive.
Depending on context, Mun tattauna batun could be translated as:
- We discussed the matter
- We have discussed the matter
So the exact English tense depends on the situation.