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Questions & Answers about Mun ga marubucin.
What does each word in Mun ga marubucin mean?
- mun = we in the completive/perfective form
- ga = see / saw
- marubucin = the writer / the author
So the whole sentence means We saw the writer.
Why is it mun and not just mu for we?
In Hausa, subject pronouns change depending on the tense/aspect pattern being used.
- mu is the independent pronoun we/us
- mun is the subject form used with the completive/perfective
So in this sentence, mun is the correct form for we because the action is presented as completed: mun ga = we saw / we have seen.
What tense is mun ga?
It is usually described as the completive or perfective.
In English, that often comes out as:
- we saw
- or we have seen
The exact English translation depends on context, but the key idea is that the action is viewed as completed.
Why does marubuci become marubucin?