Ɗalibai suna amfani da fasaha a makaranta.

Ɗalibai means students and it is plural.

The singular form is usually ɗalibi, meaning student.

So:

• ɗalibi = student
• ɗalibai = students

This plural noun is why the sentence uses suna rather than a singular subject marker.

Suna is the subject marker used with they in this kind of present-time construction.

In this sentence, Ɗalibai suna amfani... means something like:

• The students are using...
• or Students use...

A helpful way to think of it is:

• su = they
• na here is part of the continuous/progressive-style marker

So suna matches the plural subject Ɗalibai.

It can often be understood as either are using or use, depending on context.

In many learning contexts, suna + verb phrase is often translated as a present continuous idea:

• They are using

But in natural translation, it can also sound like a general present:

• They use

So Ɗalibai suna amfani da fasaha a makaranta could mean:

• Students are using technology at school
• Students use technology at school

Context decides which English version sounds best.

Because amfani da is the normal Hausa pattern for to use something.

Here:

• amfani relates to use/benefit
• da links it to the thing being used

So:

• amfani da fasaha = use technology

You should learn amfani da as a unit when it means to use.

Examples:

• Ina amfani da waya. = I am using a phone.
• Suna amfani da kwamfuta. = They are using a computer.

In this sentence, da connects amfani to the object being used.

So in:

• amfani da fasaha

the da is part of the expression meaning to use technology.

This da often has meanings like with, and, or other linking functions in different contexts, but here you should understand it as part of the structure amfani da + noun.

Here, fasaha means technology.

Depending on context, fasaha can also relate to ideas like skill, technique, or art/creativity, but in this sentence the intended meaning is clearly technology.

So:

• amfani da fasaha = using technology

A makaranta means at school or in school.

Breaking it down:

• a = a location marker, often meaning at, in, or to
• makaranta = school

So:

• a makaranta = at school

This is a very common Hausa way to express location.

The Hausa sentence follows a normal Hausa pattern:

• Subject + subject marker + verb phrase + place

So:

• Ɗalibai = subject
• suna = plural present marker
• amfani da fasaha = verb phrase
• a makaranta = location

English says:

• Students are using technology at school

Hausa does not need to copy English word-for-word. The sentence is built according to Hausa grammar, not English grammar.

The first letter Ɗ is important. It is not exactly the same as ordinary English d.

A simple learner-friendly guide:

• Ɗalibai sounds roughly like Dah-lee-bye

But try to notice that Ɗ is a distinct Hausa consonant, often described as an implosive d.

Also:

• bai at the end sounds like bye

So the whole word is approximately:

• Ɗa-li-bai

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• Dah-lee-bye soo-nah ahm-fah-nee dah fah-sah-hah ah mah-kah-ran-tah

Word by word:

• Ɗalibai = Dah-lee-bye
• suna = soo-nah
• amfani = ahm-fah-nee
• da = dah
• fasaha = fah-sah-hah
• a makaranta = ah mah-kah-ran-tah

This is only an approximation for English speakers, but it is a useful start.

You would change both the noun and the subject marker:

• Ɗalibi yana amfani da fasaha a makaranta.

Changes:

• Ɗalibai → Ɗalibi (students → student)
• suna → yana (they are → he is)

If you mean female student, you would typically use:

• Ɗaliba tana amfani da fasaha a makaranta.

So the subject marker changes to match the subject.

No, that would not be the normal grammatical sentence.

In Hausa, the subject marker like suna is an important part of the clause. You normally need it after the subject noun here.

So the correct sentence is:

• Ɗalibai suna amfani da fasaha a makaranta.

Not:

• Ɗalibai amfani da fasaha a makaranta.

Not always, but it is very natural at the end here.

Placing the location at the end is common and straightforward:

• Ɗalibai suna amfani da fasaha a makaranta.

In conversation, Hausa can move elements around for focus or style, but for learners, keeping the place expression at the end is a good default pattern.