A gida muna da yara uku.

At home we have three children.

Breakdown of A gida muna da yara uku.

• da: to have
• gida: the home
• a: at
• yaro: the child

Questions & Answers about A gida muna da yara uku.

What does A gida literally mean, and why is it at the start of the sentence?

A gida is literally “at home / in the house”.

• a = a basic preposition meaning “in, at, on” (locative marker).
• gida = “house, home.”

Putting A gida at the beginning highlights the location as the setting or topic:

• A gida muna da yara uku.
  = At home, we have three children.

You could also say:

• Muna da yara uku a gida.

Both are grammatical. The difference is mostly in emphasis:

• A gida… = “As for at home, … / At home, …” (location is the starting point)
• Muna da… a gida. = starts with “we have…”, then adds the location at the end.

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What exactly does muna da mean, and how does Hausa express “to have”?