Taswirar tana nan.

here

Breakdown of Taswirar tana nan.

• ta: she/it
• taswira: the map

Questions & Answers about Taswirar tana nan.

Why does taswira become taswirar here?

The -r at the end is the definite marker for a feminine singular noun in Hausa.

So:

• taswira = map / a map
• taswirar = the map

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific map, so taswirar is used.

Is taswira a feminine noun?

Yes. In Hausa, nouns belong to grammatical gender classes, mainly masculine and feminine. Taswira is treated as feminine, which is why you get:

• the definite ending -r
• the agreement form tana

This is grammatical gender, not biological sex. Even inanimate things like maps can be feminine.

What is tana doing in this sentence?

Tana is an agreement form that matches a third-person singular feminine subject.

Here it agrees with taswirar, since taswira is feminine.

You can think of it as part of the structure Hausa uses for statements like location or presence. English uses is, but Hausa often uses a different pattern.

A very useful comparison:

• taswirar tana nan = the map is here
• = the book is here