Mai neman aiki yana da ladabi da natsuwa.

It breaks down like this:

• mai = a person associated with something, often one who has / one who does
• neman aiki = seeking work or job-seeking

So mai neman aiki is literally something like a person who is seeking work.

In this sentence, mai is not just a simple word-for-word equivalent of one English word. It is a very common Hausa word used to form expressions meaning:

• the one who has...
• the one connected with...
• the one who does...

So in mai neman aiki, it helps create the idea job seeker / work seeker.

You will see mai in many similar expressions in Hausa.

Because neman is the form used when nema is linked to what is being sought.

• nema = seeking / search
• neman aiki = seeking work

That -n is a linking form often used in Hausa when one noun or verbal noun is connected to another word after it. So neman aiki is a normal Hausa structure meaning the seeking of work or more naturally seeking work.

Here yana da means he has or more literally he is with.

In Hausa, this is a very common way to express qualities:

• yana da ladabi = he has politeness = he is polite
• yana da natsuwa = he has calmness/composure = he is calm/composed

So even though English uses is, Hausa often uses yana da plus a noun expressing the quality.

Because Hausa often expresses personal qualities with nouns rather than adjectives in the way English does.

So instead of saying something exactly like:

• The job seeker is polite and calm

Hausa often says something closer to:

• The job seeker has politeness and calmness

That is why ladabi and natsuwa appear after yana da.

Because the two da words are doing related but slightly different jobs:

• yana da = has / is with
• ladabi da natsuwa = politeness and calmness

So the first da is part of the structure meaning has.

The second da links the two qualities together, like and.

Hausa very often uses da both for with/has and for and, so seeing it twice like this is normal.

Not exactly in the way English adjectives work. They are better understood as nouns referring to qualities:

• ladabi = politeness, courtesy, good manners
• natsuwa = calmness, composure, steadiness

So the sentence literally talks about having those qualities.

That is why the Hausa structure may look different from the English translation.

They describe different kinds of good character:

• ladabi is about politeness, respect, good manners
• natsuwa is about calmness, composure, self-control, steadiness

So together they describe someone who is both well-mannered and calm/collected.

Yes, the word yana is masculine singular.

So as written, the sentence refers to a male job seeker, or it may use masculine grammar in a general example.

If the job seeker is female, you would normally say:

• Mai neman aiki tana da ladabi da natsuwa.

For a plural subject, you would say:

• Masu neman aiki suna da ladabi da natsuwa.

So the key changes are:

• yana → masculine singular
• tana → feminine singular
• suna → plural

Usually, mai neman aiki can stay the same for either a man or a woman. The gender is shown by the pronoun later in the sentence:

• Mai neman aiki yana... = male
• Mai neman aiki tana... = female

So the part that clearly changes here is yana/tana, not necessarily mai neman aiki.

Most naturally, it describes a general quality or character trait.

So it sounds like:

• the job seeker is polite and composed as a person
• these are qualities they have

It is not mainly about a brief momentary state like he is being calm right now, although context can always affect interpretation.

Yes. Hausa often allows other natural ways to express similar ideas. For example, you could split the qualities more explicitly:

• Mai neman aiki yana da ladabi kuma yana da natsuwa.

That means the same thing, but it repeats the structure more fully.

The original sentence is shorter and very natural:

• Mai neman aiki yana da ladabi da natsuwa.

The structure is:

• Mai neman aiki = subject
• yana da = predicate structure meaning has / is with
• ladabi da natsuwa = the qualities being attributed

So the overall pattern is:

subject + yana da + quality/qualities

That is a very useful pattern to learn in Hausa.