Ya ce ilimi yana buɗe ƙofofi da dama a duniya.

to be

Breakdown of Ya ce ilimi yana buɗe ƙofofi da dama a duniya.

• a: in
• ƙofa: the door
• ce: to say

Questions & Answers about Ya ce ilimi yana buɗe ƙofofi da dama a duniya.

What is the literal word‑for‑word breakdown of Ya ce ilimi yana buɗe ƙofofi da dama a duniya?

The sentence breaks down like this:

• Ya – he (3rd person masculine singular subject pronoun)

• ce – said
  → ya ce = he said

• ilimi – knowledge / education (subject of the next clause)

• yana – it is (currently / generally) doing…

  • ya = he/it (masc)
  • na = progressive / continuous marker
    → together: yana = is (doing), often used for present/habitual
• buɗe – to open / opens
• ƙofofi – doors (plural of ƙofa "door")
• da dama – many, several, plenty of
• a – in, at (preposition)
• duniya – world

So the structure is:

Ya ce | ilimi yana buɗe ƙofofi da dama a duniya
He said | knowledge is opening / opens many doors in the world.

What does ya ce mean, and why is it at the beginning?