Questions & Answers about Mun ga taurari biyu.
What does mun mean here?
Mun means we in this sentence, but more specifically it is the 1st person plural completive subject marker.
So it does not just mean we by itself in a general dictionary-like way. It also helps show that the action is viewed as completed. In a sentence like Mun ga..., the sense is typically we saw... or we have seen..., depending on context.
Why is it mun ga and not just a separate word for we plus a separate word for saw?
In Hausa, subject marking and aspect are often built into a small word before the verb. So mun already tells you:
- the subject = we
- the action is completed
Then ga is the verb form used here.
This is different from English, where we usually separate these ideas more clearly: we saw.
What is the basic dictionary form of ga?
The dictionary form is gani, meaning to see.
In this sentence, the form ga is used after mun. So:
- gani = to see
- mun ga = we saw / we have seen
This kind of stem change is normal with Hausa verbs.