Ni ba na koyaushe samun hutu, amma ina ƙoƙarin bin yadda likita ya ce.

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Breakdown of Ni ba na koyaushe samun hutu, amma ina ƙoƙarin bin yadda likita ya ce.

• ne: to be
• ba … ba: not
• amma: but

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What is a word‑for‑word breakdown of this sentence?

Ni ba na koyaushe samun hutu, amma ina ƙoƙarin bin yadda likita ya ce.

• Ni – I / me
• ba … na – negative + present/progressive marker (literally “I am not …‑ing”)
• koyaushe – always / all the time
• samun – getting / obtaining (verbal noun from samu, “to get”)
• hutu – rest, break, holiday
  
  • samun hutu – getting rest / having a break
• amma – but
• ina – I am (progressive marker: “I am …‑ing”)
• ƙoƙarin – trying (verbal noun from ƙoƙarta/ƙoƙari, “to try, to make effort”)
  
  • ina ƙoƙarin – I am trying
• bin – following (verbal noun from bi, “to follow, obey”)
• yadda – how / the way (that)
• likita – doctor
• ya ce – (he) said

Literal sense:
“I am not always (in the state of) getting rest, but I am trying (the) following (of) how the doctor said.”
Natural English: “I don’t always get rest, but I’m trying to follow what the doctor said.”

How does ba na work here? Why not just ni na koyaushe samun hutu?