Mun yi magana game da ƙaddara jiya.

yesterday

Breakdown of Mun yi magana game da ƙaddara jiya.

• yi: to do
• mu: we
• magana: to talk

Questions & Answers about Mun yi magana game da ƙaddara jiya.

What does Mun mean in this sentence?

Mun means we plus a completed-action marker. In this sentence, it tells you that we did something.

You can think of it roughly as:

• mu = we
• -n = part of the form used here for completed action

So Mun yi magana... means We talked... or We spoke...

This is a very common Hausa pattern for the completive/perfective idea: something that happened and is viewed as completed.

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Why does Hausa use yi magana instead of just one verb for talk?

In Hausa, yi magana is a common expression meaning to talk / to speak.

Literally:

• yi = do
• magana = speech, talk, matter

So Hausa often expresses the idea as do speech/talk, where English would usually just use one verb: talk or speak.

This kind of verb+noun combination is very common in Hausa. So it is best to learn yi magana as a set phrase.

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What exactly is yi here?

Yi is the verb to do. In Mun yi magana, it combines with magana to form the expression .