Breakdown of Bayan aure ɗin, na ji ƙishirwa sosai na sha ruwa da shayi.
ruwa
the water
sosai
very
da
and
ji
to feel
Questions & Answers about Bayan aure ɗin, na ji ƙishirwa sosai na sha ruwa da shayi.
What does ɗin add to aure ɗin?
ɗin is a definite marker.
- aure = a wedding / marriage (in general)
- aure ɗin = the wedding (a specific one the speaker and listener know about)
So Bayan aure ɗin means “After the (particular) wedding”, not just after a wedding in general. Hausa often uses -n / -r / ɗin / ɗin nan to make a noun definite or “already known in the conversation or context.”
Why is it aure ɗin and not something like auren?
aure is the basic noun “marriage / wedding.”
auren is a genitive form that normally must be followed by another noun:
- auren Ali = Ali’s marriage
- aurenmu = our wedding
If you just want to say “the wedding” as a stand‑alone noun phrase, you use the base form aure plus the definite marker:
- aure ɗin = the wedding
- bayan aure ɗin = after the wedding
So bayan auren by itself would feel incomplete; it sounds like “after the marriage of…(who?)”
What exactly does bayan mean here?