Muna son Hausa sosai.

to be

Breakdown of Muna son Hausa sosai.

• sosai: very
• so: to like
• Hausa: Hausa

Questions & Answers about Muna son Hausa sosai.

What does each word in Muna son Hausa sosai literally mean?

Word by word:

• mu – the pronoun “we” (it’s built into muna here)
• -na – a marker that often indicates present / ongoing / general action
• muna – together: “we (are)” / “we are doing…”
• so – the verb “to like / want / love”
• son – the verbal noun / object form of so (used after these tense forms)
• Hausa – Hausa (the language or people, depending on context)
• sosai – “very (much), really, a lot”

So the structure is roughly: “We-are liking Hausa very-much.”

Why is it son here and not so?

Hausa often uses a verbal noun (sometimes called a masdar) after certain tense/aspect forms.

• The basic verb is so (“to like / want / love”).
• Its verbal noun is son (“liking / love / affection”).

With muna, Hausa prefers the pattern:
muna + verbal noun → muna son Hausa (“we are in a state of liking Hausa / we like Hausa”).

So:

• so – the bare verb form
• son – the noun-like form used here as the thing we have / are in (a state of liking)

You’ll see the same pattern with other verbs too, not just so.