Na rubuta sharhi.

• Na = I in this completed-action form
• rubuta = write / wrote
• sharhi = comment, review, explanation, or remark, depending on context

So the sentence is built very simply as I + wrote + comment.

In this sentence, na is the normal 1st person singular subject marker used with a completed action. So na rubuta means I wrote / I have written.

The separate pronoun ni also exists, but it is usually used for emphasis, contrast, or certain sentence structures. For example:

Ni na rubuta sharhi. = I wrote the comment.
This sounds more like stressing that I was the one who did it.

So in an ordinary sentence, na rubuta sharhi is the natural form.

It can match either one in English, depending on context.

Na rubuta sharhi uses a Hausa form for a completed action. So it can mean:

• I wrote a comment
• I have written a comment

Hausa does not always divide things the same way English does. The important idea here is that the writing is viewed as completed.

The dictionary form is rubuta, meaning to write.

In this sentence, the verb still appears as rubuta. What changes is the subject marker before it:

• na rubuta = I wrote
• ka rubuta = you wrote
• ya rubuta = he wrote

So the verb itself often stays the same, while the marker before it tells you who did the action.

Hausa does not use articles in the same way English does. English usually needs a or the, but Hausa often leaves that idea to context.

So sharhi can mean:

• a comment
• the comment
• sometimes just commentary / a review

You figure out the most natural English version from the situation.

Sharhi can mean several related things, such as:

• comment
• remark
• explanation
• review
• commentary

The best translation depends on context. If someone is talking online, it may mean comment. If talking about a book, lecture, or media, it may be closer to review or commentary.

The normal order is:

subject marker + verb + object

So:

• na = subject marker
• rubuta = verb
• sharhi = object

That makes the sentence structure basically like English I wrote a comment, even though the subject is expressed a bit differently.

Yes, you can. That is grammatical.

But it adds emphasis. It sounds more like:

• I wrote the comment
• It was I who wrote the comment

If you are just making a neutral statement, Na rubuta sharhi is more natural.

A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:

nah roo-BOO-tah SHAR-hee

A few helpful points:

• sh sounds like sh in shoe
• the vowels are usually pronounced clearly
• r is often tapped or rolled lightly
• in sharhi, the h is pronounced, not silent

That said, Hausa pronunciation also involves tone, which English spelling does not show well.

No. Na simply means I for the speaker, regardless of gender.

So both a man and a woman can say:

Na rubuta sharhi.

A common negative form is:

Ban rubuta sharhi ba.

This means I did not write a comment.

You can think of it as a negative pattern surrounding the verb phrase:

• ban at the beginning
• ba at the end

This is a very common Hausa way to negate a completed action.

Yes. It simply tells us the action is completed. It does not by itself tell us when it happened.

So it could mean:

• I wrote it a minute ago
• I wrote it earlier today
• I have already written it

If you want to be more specific, you would add a time expression.