Kifi yana daɗi.

to be

Breakdown of Kifi yana daɗi.

• daɗi: tasty
• kifi: the fish

Questions & Answers about Kifi yana daɗi.

Why does the sentence Kifi yana daɗi use yana instead of another verb form?

In Hausa, yana is a form of the verb “to be” used in the present continuous tense or to describe a current state/condition. Here, it emphasizes that the fish is tasty (a characteristic happening right now), rather than using a more permanent or defining statement.

How do I pronounce daɗi correctly?

The word daɗi has a glottal stop represented by the apostrophe-like symbol (the backward apostrophe in romanization). Pronounce the first da with a short “a” and then pause slightly before saying the second di. The “ɗ” sound is a voiced implosive “d,” which you pronounce with your vocal cords vibrating inward.

Is it possible to say Kifi daɗi without the yana?

You might see shortened expressions like Kifi daɗi, but it sounds less complete. Adding yana makes it clearer and more natural in everyday speech, showing that fish is currently tasty or pleasing.

How would I say Fish is not tasty in Hausa?

Negation in Hausa uses ba and ba around the verb phrase. So you would say Kifi ba yana daɗi ba to mean Fish is not tasty, or use the shorter form Ba daɗi if you’re being very informal or answering a direct taste question.