Za mu tafi muddin motar tana da inshora da izinin hanya.

Literally, za mu tafi breaks down like this:

• za = future marker
• mu = we
• tafi = go / leave

So za mu tafi means we will go or we will leave.

Muddin means provided that, as long as, or on condition that.

It introduces a condition that must be met. In this sentence, the condition is that the car has both insurance and a road permit.

So it is a bit stronger and more specific than a simple if.

Both can introduce conditions, but they are not exactly the same.

• idan = if
• muddin = provided that / as long as

So muddin often suggests a requirement or condition that needs to be satisfied. In this sentence, that fits well, because having insurance and a road permit is a requirement before going.

The basic noun is mota = car.

Motar is a specific/definite form, often corresponding to the car or that car in context. With many feminine nouns in Hausa, this form ends in -r.

So here, motar means something like the car rather than just a car.

In Hausa, possession is often expressed with a structure that is literally closer to is with.

So:

• tana da inshora = it has insurance
• literally, something like it is with insurance

This is a very normal Hausa way to say have/has.

Because mota is a feminine noun in Hausa.

Hausa pronouns and agreement markers often match the gender and number of the noun:

• yana is used for masculine singular
• tana is used for feminine singular

Since motar = the car, and mota is feminine, the sentence correctly uses tana.

No. They are two different uses of da.

In tana da inshora da izinin hanya:

• the first da in tana da means has / with
• the second da means and

So the structure is:

• motar tana da inshora = the car has insurance
• da izinin hanya = and a road permit

Literally, izinin hanya means permission of the road or road permission.

Breaking it down:

• izini = permission / permit
• hanya = road / way / route

Together, it means something like road permit, road license, or another official permit allowing the vehicle to be used legally on the road.

Because Hausa often uses a linking form when one noun is connected to another noun.

So:

• izini = permission / permit
• izinin hanya = permit of the road / road permit

The -n marks that link. This is very common in Hausa noun phrases.

A rough comparison in English would be the difference between a bare noun and a phrase like road permit or permit of the road.

Yes. The word order is natural.

The sentence is:

• Za mu tafi = We will go
• muddin motar tana da inshora da izinin hanya = provided that the car has insurance and a road permit

So Hausa here puts the main clause first and the condition after it. English can do the same:

• We will go provided that the car has insurance and a road permit.

You could also put the condition first in Hausa, just as in English, but the given order is completely normal.

Yes. That is a very natural interpretation.

Because of muddin, the sentence can often be translated as:

• We will go provided that...
• We will go as long as...
• We will go on condition that...

The exact English wording may vary, but the core idea is the same: the trip depends on that condition being met.

Yes, inshora is a loanword meaning insurance.

That is common in Hausa. Many modern or administrative terms are borrowed or adapted from other languages. So for an English speaker, inshora is one of the easier words to recognize and remember.