Ginin sabo ne.

Gini means building. Ginin is the definite form, so here it means the building.

In Hausa, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending like -n or -r to the noun. So if the meaning is The building is new, ginin is the form you would expect.

In a sentence like this, Hausa does not use a separate verb exactly like English is. Instead, the sentence is completed with ne.

So Ginin sabo ne is the normal Hausa way to say The building is new.

At a beginner level, you can think of ne as the word that helps form a simple X is Y sentence.

So in this sentence:

• Ginin = the building
• sabo = new
• ne = completes the idea is new

More advanced grammar explanations give ne a broader role, but for this sentence, treating it as part of is is very useful.

Because sabo is the form used when new is the predicate, as in The building is new.

sabon is a linked form commonly used directly with a noun, for example:

• sabon gini = a new building

But when new comes after the subject as the description, you use:

• Ginin sabo ne = The building is new

The pattern here is:

subject + description + ne

So:

• Ginin = subject
• sabo = description
• ne = completes the statement

That is why the sentence feels like The building new is if you try to map it word-for-word into English, even though the natural translation is The building is new.

Yes. In very common basic sentences, Hausa often uses ne with masculine singular nouns and ce with feminine singular nouns. The adjective may also change form.

For example:

• Ginin sabo ne = The building is new.
• Motar sabuwa ce = The car is new.

So both the final particle and the adjective can change depending on gender.

If you specifically mean The building is new, then Ginin sabo ne is the correct form to learn.

Gini by itself means building or a building, while ginin means the building in this sentence. So dropping the final -n changes the meaning.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

GEE-nin SAH-bo neh

A few helpful points:

• g is a hard g, like in go
• the vowels are clear and pure
• ne sounds like neh

This is only an approximation. The best way to learn the pronunciation well is to hear it from a native speaker, especially because Hausa tone is usually not marked in normal writing.