Ina son in gama aiki kafin rana ta faɗi.

to be

Breakdown of Ina son in gama aiki kafin rana ta faɗi.

• so: to want
• aiki: the work
• ta: she

Questions & Answers about Ina son in gama aiki kafin rana ta faɗi.

What does each word in Ina son in gama aiki kafin rana ta faɗi literally mean?

Here is a word‑by‑word breakdown:

• Ina – I am (progressive marker with ni “I”)
• son – liking/love, desire (a noun related to the verb so “to like/want”)
• in – that I / so that I (subjunctive subject marker for “I”)
• gama – finish, complete
• aiki – work, job, task
• kafin – before
• rana – sun / day (here: the sun)
• ta – she/it (3rd person singular feminine subject pronoun)
• faɗi – fall, go down (here: set, as in “the sun sets”)

Natural translation: I want to finish work before the sun sets.

What is the difference between Ina son and Ina so?