Akwai isassun kujeru a ɗakin.

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Breakdown of Akwai isassun kujeru a ɗakin.

• ɗaki: the room
• kujera: the chair
• akwai: there is/are

Questions & Answers about Akwai isassun kujeru a ɗakin.

What is akwai doing in this sentence?

Akwai is an existential word. It introduces the idea that something is present or exists, so it works like there is or there are in English.

In this sentence, it tells you that some chairs are present in the room.

Does akwai change for singular and plural?

No. Akwai can be used with both singular and plural nouns.

For example:

• Akwai kujera a ɗakin. = There is a chair in the room.
• Akwai kujeru a ɗakin. = There are chairs in the room.

English changes from is to are, but Hausa keeps akwai.

Why is isassun before kujeru?

Here isassun kujeru works as a noun phrase meaning enough chairs.

In this kind of structure, isassu comes before the noun and links to it. So instead of putting enough after chairs, Hausa puts the modifier before the noun here.

Why is it isassun and not just isassu?