Ɗauki ko dai taswira da kamfas ko kuma gajeriyar hanya.

Take either the map and compass or the shortcut.

Breakdown of Ɗauki ko dai taswira da kamfas ko kuma gajeriyar hanya.

• da: and
• ko: or
• kuma: and also
• ɗauki: to take

Questions & Answers about Ɗauki ko dai taswira da kamfas ko kuma gajeriyar hanya.

Why is Ɗauki used here?

Ɗauki is the command form of the verb ɗauka, meaning to take. So the sentence begins with an instruction: Take ...

Hausa often starts commands with the verb itself, just as English can do with Take ..., Go ..., Bring ...

Is Ɗauki speaking to one person or more than one?

It is most naturally a command to one person.

If you were telling several people to do it, Hausa often uses ku with the verb, for example Ku ɗauki ...

So this sentence sounds like the speaker is addressing a single listener.

What does ko dai ... ko kuma ... mean?

This is an either ... or ... structure.

• ko = or
• ko dai ... ko kuma ... makes the choice clearer and more balanced
• It is a bit like saying either this ... or alternatively that ...

So the sentence sets up two alternatives:

1. taswira da kamfas
2. gajeriyar hanya

Could the sentence just use ko ... ko ... instead?