Breakdown of Idan kina so, za mu ci abinci tare da makwabta yau da yamma.
Questions & Answers about Idan kina so, za mu ci abinci tare da makwabta yau da yamma.
Idan is the basic conditional word meaning if (or sometimes when, depending on context).
In this sentence, Idan kina so = If you want.
You use Idan to introduce a condition, very much like English if:
- Idan ka zo, zan tafi. – If you come, I’ll go.
There are other ways to express conditions in Hausa, but for a simple if-clause, Idan is the normal, very common choice.
Kina is the 2nd person feminine singular progressive form, roughly you (female) are …-ing.
It usually comes before another verb or expression:
- kina so – you (f) want / you (f) like
- kina aiki – you (f) are working
- kina magana – you (f) are talking
So Idan kina so literally has the idea If you (f) are wanting / if you (f) feel like it, which corresponds to If you want in English.