Umurni na likita yana da muhimmanci sosai.

to be

Breakdown of Umurni na likita yana da muhimmanci sosai.

• sosai: very
• da: with
• na: of

Questions & Answers about Umurni na likita yana da muhimmanci sosai.

What is the word‑for‑word breakdown of Umurni na likita yana da muhimmanci sosai?

A fairly literal breakdown is:

• Umurni – an order, instruction, command
• na – possessive linker: of, ’s
• likita – doctor
• yana – he/it is (present continuous/progressive marker; here just “is”)
• da – with/has; in this structure it helps form “is/has (the quality of)”
• muhimmanci – importance / significance
• sosai – very, really, extremely

So the structure is roughly:
Umurni na likita – the doctor’s instruction
yana da muhimmanci sosai – has very great importance / is very important

What exactly does na do in Umurni na likita? Is it just “of”?

Na is a linker that expresses possession or association, similar to English of or ’s.

• Umurni na likita – the doctor’s instruction / instruction of the doctor
• motar malam (no na because of the noun form) – the teacher’s car
• murmushin yarinya – the girl’s smile

In this sentence, na connects the possessed noun () and the possessor (). Many Hausa possessive structures are formed with this linker: