Word
A ƙungiyarmu muna raba aiki: wasu suna rubutu, wasu suna zane.
Meaning
In our group we divide the work: some do the writing, others do the drawing.
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Questions & Answers about A ƙungiyarmu muna raba aiki: wasu suna rubutu, wasu suna zane.
What does “A” at the beginning (“A ƙungiyarmu”) mean, and could I leave it out?
A here is a preposition meaning roughly “in / at / within.”
So:
- A ƙungiyarmu ≈ “In our group / In our team.”
If you remove A and just say “Ƙungiyarmu muna raba aiki”, it is understandable, but it sounds less natural and less clearly locative. A nicely anchors the sentence: within the context of our group, we divide work…
How is “ƙungiyarmu” built up, and why is it written as one word?
ƙungiyarmu is made of three parts:
- ƙungiya – group, association, team
- -r – a linking/genitive ending (from ƙungiyar = the group of…)
- mu – we / our
So ƙungiyar mu → ƙungiyarmu = “our group.”
In writing, Hausa often joins this kind of combination (noun + -r/-n + pronoun), so “ƙungiyarmu” as one word is standard.
If “ƙungiyarmu” already means “our group,” why do we still need “muna” with mu in it?