Yara suna son jin labaran kaka da daddare.

The children like to hear grandmother’s stories at night.

Breakdown of Yara suna son jin labaran kaka da daddare.

• ne: to be
• yaro: the child
• da: during
• dare: the night

Questions & Answers about Yara suna son jin labaran kaka da daddare.

In yara, is it the children or just children in general?

Hausa normally does not use a separate word for the or a.
Yara simply means children; context tells you whether it is the children (specific group) or children in general.

In this sentence, you can understand it as either:

• The children (some particular children we know about), or
• Children in general (a general statement about kids).

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Why do we say suna son instead of just suna so?

So is the verb to like / to love / to want.
The form normally used after suna (or any aspect marker) is the verbal noun so̱ → son when it links to another word.

So:

• suna son … = they are in the state of liking … / they like …

Using suna so is not the usual pattern. In standard Hausa, you say:

• Ina son shayi = I like tea.
• Suna son wasa = They like playing.

So suna son is suna (they-are) + son (liking), not a mistake.

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What exactly is jin doing here in suna son jin labaran kaka?