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Usages of shi
Shi Ali ne.
He is Ali.
Shi yana lafiya.
He is well.
Shi na so ruwa.
He wants water.
Shi zai zauna a gida.
He will sit at home.
Shi yana godiya sosai.
He is very thankful.
Ke da shi kuna godiya.
You (feminine) and he are grateful.
Shi yana da ruwa.
He has water.
Shi zai zo gidan.
He will come to the house.
Shi bai ci abinci ba.
He did not eat food.
Shi malami ne.
He is a teacher.
Shi yana aiki a makaranta.
He is working at school.
Shi yana barci yanzu, bai tashi ba.
He is sleeping now, he has not gotten up.
Shi bai ji sanyi ba.
He did not feel cold.
Hausa shi ne harshen da nake so mafi yawa yanzu.
Hausa is the language that I like the most now.
A makarantar firamare, malami mafi girma shi ne shugaba na makaranta.
At the primary school, the highest teacher is the head of the school.
Baba na shi ne mafi girma a cikin iyali.
My father is the oldest in the family.
Muradi na shi ne in koyi Hausa sosai.
My aim is to learn Hausa very well.
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