Mai ɗaukar ma'aikata yana tambaya.

to ask

Breakdown of Mai ɗaukar ma'aikata yana tambaya.

• ya: he/it
• mai ɗaukar ma'aikata: the recruiter; employer

Questions & Answers about Mai ɗaukar ma'aikata yana tambaya.

What does mai ɗaukar ma'aikata mean literally?

Literally, it is something like person who takes/hires workers.

A rough breakdown is:

• mai = a person associated with something, or someone who does something
• ɗaukar = taking, carrying, hiring
• ma'aikata = workers, employees

So mai ɗaukar ma'aikata is an idiomatic way to say employer or recruiter.

What is mai doing in this sentence?

Mai is a very common Hausa word used to form nouns meaning someone who has, someone connected with, or someone who does something.

In a phrase like mai + verbal noun + object, it often means the person who does that action.

So:

• mai ɗaukar ma'aikata = the one who hires employees

This is why it works well for employer / recruiter.

Why is there yana even though mai ɗaukar ma'aikata is already the subject?