Tunda kika fara koyon Hausa, kina jin sauƙi fiye da da?

Since you (feminine) started learning Hausa, do you feel it is easier than before?

Breakdown of Tunda kika fara koyon Hausa, kina jin sauƙi fiye da da?

• ne: to be
• ji: to feel
• Hausa: Hausa
• koyo: the learning

Questions & Answers about Tunda kika fara koyon Hausa, kina jin sauƙi fiye da da?

What does tunda mean here? Is it since or because?

In this sentence tunda mainly means since in a time sense:

• Tunda kika fara koyon Hausa...
  Since you started learning Hausa...

It can sometimes carry a light because meaning in other contexts, but here it introduces a time clause: from the moment you started learning Hausa up until now.

You could often expand it to a more explicit phrase like:

• Tun lokacin da kika fara koyon Hausa...
  Since the time when you started learning Hausa...

Why is it kika fara and not just kin fara?

Kika is a special verb form used in many dependent or focused clauses, like ones introduced by tunda, lokacin da (when), or in relative clauses.

• Basic perfective for you (feminine singular): kin fara = you started
• Dependent/focused perfective: kika fara = you started (inside a clause linked to something like tunda)

So:

• Kin fara koyon Hausa.
  You (fem.) have started learning Hausa. (main clause)

• Tunda kika fara koyon Hausa, ...
  Since you (fem.) started learning Hausa, ... (subordinate time clause)

Historically, kika comes from ki (you, fem.) + -ka (a relative/focus marker), but in modern writing it is treated as a single form.

Is kika masculine or feminine? How would the sentence change if I’m talking to a man?