Breakdown of Mai neman aiki yana da ladabi da natsuwa.
da
to have
da
and
ya
he/it
mai neman aiki
the job applicant
Questions & Answers about Mai neman aiki yana da ladabi da natsuwa.
What does mai neman aiki literally break down into?
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.
What exactly does mai mean here?
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.
Why is it neman aiki and not nema aiki?