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Usages of da
Da na sani cewa jarabawa za ta yi wuya, da na shirya da wuri.
If I had known that the exam would be hard, I would have prepared early.
Da kika halarta jiya, da kin ji labarin tarihi da malami ya ba mu.
If you (feminine) had attended yesterday, you would have heard the history story that the teacher gave us.
Da jirgin ruwa ya lalace a tsakiyar kogi, da muka yi tsoro sosai.
If the boat had broken in the middle of the river, we would have been very afraid.
Da ruwa ya ƙaru sosai, da ba mu iya tsallaka kogin ba.
If the water had risen a lot, we would not have been able to cross the river.
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