Ita abin koyi ce ga yara.

to be

Breakdown of Ita abin koyi ce ga yara.

• ita: she
• yaro: the child
• ga: for

Questions & Answers about Ita abin koyi ce ga yara.

What does ita mean here?

Here, ita means she.

It is the independent 3rd-person singular feminine pronoun. In other contexts, ita can also mean her, but in this sentence it is the subject, so she is the natural translation.

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What exactly does abin koyi mean?

Abin koyi is a fixed expression meaning role model, example, or someone/something worth imitating.

A helpful literal sense is:

• abin = a thing / something
• koyi = imitation / learning by copying

So the phrase gives the idea of something to imitate or someone others can look up to.

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Why is ce there? Is it the same as English is?

More or less, yes.

In this kind of Hausa sentence, ce functions as a copular or identificational particle, doing the job that English is does in She is a role model.

So:

• Ita abin koyi ce = She is a role model

A useful point for learners: Hausa does not always use a normal verb in the same way English uses to be.

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