Matashi yana aiki a asibiti.

A young man is working at the hospital.

Breakdown of Matashi yana aiki a asibiti.

• ne: to be
• a: at
• aiki: to work
• asibiti: the hospital

Questions & Answers about Matashi yana aiki a asibiti.

What are the individual words and their functions in Matashi yana aiki a asibiti?

Word-by-word:

• Matashi – a noun meaning a young man / a youth (usually male). It is the subject.
• yana – literally he is (doing); this is the 3rd person singular masculine + progressive aspect marker.
• aiki – literally work (a noun). Together yana aiki ≈ is working.
• a – a preposition meaning in/at (here: at).
• asibiti – a noun meaning hospital.

So structurally it is:
[Subject] [he-is-doing] [work] [at] [hospital].

What does Matashi mean exactly, and is it always male?

• Matashi means a young person, but in practice it most often means a young man / male youth.
• The feminine form is matashiya, meaning young woman / female youth.
• The plural is matasa – young people / youths (mixed or unspecified gender).

Examples:

• Matashi ya zo. – A young man came.
• Matashiya ta zo. – A young woman came.
• Matasa sun zo. – Young people came.

Does Matashi mean "a young man" or "the young man"? There is no a/the in the sentence.