Musa yana da tambayoyi da yawa a makaranta.

Musa has many questions at school.

Breakdown of Musa yana da tambayoyi da yawa a makaranta.

• Musa: Musa
• da: to have
• a: at
• makaranta: the school

Questions & Answers about Musa yana da tambayoyi da yawa a makaranta.

What exactly does yana da mean here, and why is it used for has?

Yana da is a very common way in Hausa to express possession, similar to has in English.

• ya = he
• na (attached here) = present/progressive marker
• da = with

Literally, yana da tambayoyi is something like he is with questions, but in natural English this is understood as he has questions.

So in this sentence, Musa yana da tambayoyi = Musa has questions.
Anytime you see [pronoun] + na + da + noun, it usually means [pronoun] has [noun]:

• Ina da littafi – I have a book
• Suna da mota – They have a car

Is yana da the only way to say has in Hausa?