Breakdown of Wasu yara suna kallon kwallon ƙafa a talabijin, wasu kuma suna yi a filin wasa.
ne
to be
yaro
the child
yi
to do
a
on
Questions & Answers about Wasu yara suna kallon kwallon ƙafa a talabijin, wasu kuma suna yi a filin wasa.
What does wasu mean, and why is it used twice in the sentence?
Wasu means “some” (an indefinite plural marker).
- Wasu yara = some children
- Wasu kuma = and others / while others
Using it twice sets up a contrast:
- Wasu yara suna kallon kwallon ƙafa… → Some children are watching football…
- Wasu kuma suna yi… → while others are (doing it) …
So the structure is like English “Some children …, while others …”.
Why is it “wasu yara” and not “yara wasu”?
In Hausa, quantifiers like wasu usually come before the noun they modify.
- wasu yara = some children
- duk yaran = all the children
- kaɗan mutane would be wrong; you say mutane kaɗan for “few people,” but wasu behaves more like “some” and comes first.
So wasu + noun is the normal order: wasu yara.
What exactly does suna mean in “suna kallon kwallon ƙafa”?