Usages of da
Ke kina da abinci?
Do you (feminine) have food?
Shi yana da ruwa.
He has water.
Audu yana da tambaya kan makaranta.
Audu has a question about school.
Musa yana da tambayoyi da yawa a makaranta.
Musa has many questions at school.
Musa yana da tambaya kan aiki.
Musa has a question about work.
Ni ina da amsa yanzu.
I have an answer now.
Ina da sabuwar waya amma bana amfani da ita sosai.
I have a new phone, but I don’t use it much.
A gida kullum muna da abu ƙarami ko abu babba da muke amfani da shi.
At home we always have some small thing or big thing that we use.
Yanzu ’yar uwa ta tana da zazzabi, ba ta jin daɗi.
Now my sister has a fever; she is not feeling well.
Likita yana da magani don ciwo da zazzabi.
The doctor has medicine for sickness and fever.
ɗalibi da ɗaliba suna da tambaya kan ciwo.
A male student and a female student have a question about illness.
A gida muna da kujeru biyar a falo.
At home we have five chairs in the living room.
A gida muna da yara uku.
At home we have three children.
Malami yana da ɗalibai da yawa a makaranta.
The teacher has many students at school.
Kowane dalibi yana da littafi.
Every student has a book.
Dalibai masu ƙoƙari suna da sakamako mai kyau.
Hardworking students have good results.
Ya kamata ki nemi taimako daga malami idan ba ki da fahimta.
You (feminine) should seek help from the teacher if you have no understanding.
Ƙauyen inda iyayena suke yana da lambu babba a kusa da gida.
The village where my parents are has a big garden near the house.
A lambun nan muna da masara da wake.
In this garden we have maize and beans.
Bandakin gidanmu ƙarami ne amma kullum muna da sabulu.
The bathroom of our house is small but we always have soap.
Yau ina da kuɗi a aljihuna, amma ban so su faɗi a hanya ba.
Today I have money in my pocket, but I don’t want it to fall on the way.
Zuwa yanzu na jira ki minti goma amma ina da awanni biyu kafin lokaci ya ƙare.
Up to now I have waited for you for ten minutes, but I have two hours before the time ends.
Malami ya gaya mana cewa a ƙasarmu kowa yana da haƙƙi na karatu.
The teacher told us that in our country everyone has the right to education.
Amma makarantar sakandare a birni tana da ɗalibai mafi yawa.
But the secondary school in the city has the most students.
Kowane dalibi yana da ra'ayi.
Every student has an opinion.
A makaranta muna da ɗakin karatu inda dalibai ke karatu a shiru.
At school we have a library where students study in silence.
Baba yana da asusu a banki.
Father has an account at the bank.
Iyaye suna koya mana mu yi alheri ga waɗanda ba su da ƙarfi.
Parents teach us to do good to those who have no strength.
A makaranta ina da aboki guda.
At school I have one friend.
Aji ɗinmu yana da matsala ɗaya, dalibai ba sa zuwa da wuri.
Our class has one problem: students do not come early.
Kwano biyu suna a kan tebur, ɗaya yana da miya mai mai, ɗaya kuma yana da shinkafa kawai.
Two bowls are on the table, one has oily soup, and the other has only rice.
Ni ina da adireshi guda biyu, ɗaya a birni, ɗaya a ƙauye, amma lambata ta waya guda ɗaya ce.
I have two addresses, one in the city and one in the village, but my phone number is only one.
Idan abokai suna da matsala, ya kamata su yi magana a hankali su nemi mafita tare.
If friends have a problem, they should speak gently and look for a solution together.
A makaranta muna da darasin kimiyya da safe da kuma lissafi da rana.
At school we have a science lesson in the morning and also math in the afternoon.
A gari akwai talaka da attajiri, amma kowa yana da ƙima.
In town there are poor people and rich people, but everyone has worth.
Kowa yana da ƙima a al'umma.
Everyone has worth in the community.
Jiya da dare ɗan uwana yana da tari da mura, bai iya barci sosai ba.
Last night my brother had a cough and a cold; he could not sleep well.
Ni ina da buri in zama injiniya ko lauya.
I have an ambition to become an engineer or a lawyer.
Ni ina da buri in yi aiki a fannin lafiya.
I have an ambition to work in the health field.
Komai yana da lokaci.
Everything has its time.
Hauwa tana jin ciwo saboda tana da cuta mai suna maleriya.
Hauwa is feeling ill because she has a disease called malaria.
Baba yana da ajiya a banki domin tallafa wa iyali idan akwai matsala.
Father has savings in the bank in order to support the family if there is a problem.
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