Kayan gida sun yi tsada yanzu.

the home

Breakdown of Kayan gida sun yi tsada yanzu.

• yanzu: now
• tsada: expensive
• kayan: the belongings

Questions & Answers about Kayan gida sun yi tsada yanzu.

Why is kayan gida treated as plural, and why do we use sun instead of ya or ta?

In Hausa, kayan gida (meaning household items or home goods) is understood as a plural noun because it refers to multiple items. Since it’s plural, we use the 3rd-person plural pronoun sun (they) to match that plurality.

What does kayan gida literally mean, and can it refer to anything else?

The phrase kayan gida comes from kaya (goods/items) and gida (house/home). So literally, it’s home items or household goods. It usually refers to various items or belongings in the house. In broader contexts, it might also be used to talk about supplies or materials related to the home.

Why do we say sun yi tsada instead of just suna tsada?

Sun yi tsada implies (they) have become expensive—it suggests a change in price over time. Meanwhile, suna tsada would mean (they) are expensive as a current state without emphasizing the change. The yi verb adds the sense of something having happened or changed.

Is tsada an adjective or a noun in this sentence?

In Hausa, tsada can function like an adjective meaning expensive or a noun for high cost/expense. Here, it’s used adjectivally to describe that the items have become expensive.

If I want to say They are expensive already, could I use a different structure?

Yes. You could say something like Kayan gida suna da tsada tun da farko (The household items are already expensive). The structure suna da tsada conveys that they have (are possessing) the quality of being expensive, and tun da farko adds from before or already.