Mu muna hutu a gida.

We are resting at home.

Breakdown of Mu muna hutu a gida.

• gida: the home
• mu: we
• hutu: to rest

Questions & Answers about Mu muna hutu a gida.

Why does the sentence use mu and muna together?

In Hausa, mu is the personal pronoun meaning we, while muna is the corresponding verb form that indicates a continuous or habitual action. The repetition is a feature of Hausa grammar, where the subject pronoun often appears alongside its verb form to clearly mark who is doing the action.

What does hutu mean in Hausa?

Hutu generally means rest, break, or time off. So here, muna hutu implies we are resting or we are on a break.

Why do we use a before gida?

The preposition a in Hausa indicates a location where something is happening. Gida means home or house, so a gida is roughly equivalent to at home in English.

If I remove mu and just say muna hutu a gida, is that still correct?

Saying muna hutu a gida can still make sense and will be understood as we’re resting at home. However, using mu explicitly clarifies and emphasizes that the speaker is talking about we (a group including the speaker) rather than any other group.

How would I say We will rest at home in the future tense?

To form the future tense, you replace muna (the present/continuous marker) with za mu (the future marker). So, We will rest at home would become Za mu huta a gida. Notice that huta is the infinitive or simple form of the verb meaning to rest.