Uwa ta ce a zubar da shara kafin baƙi su zo.

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Breakdown of Uwa ta ce a zubar da shara kafin baƙi su zo.

• su: they
• uwa: the mother
• ta: she

Questions & Answers about Uwa ta ce a zubar da shara kafin baƙi su zo.

Why does ta appear in Uwa ta ce? Does it mean she?

Yes. ta is the 3rd‑person singular feminine subject pronoun (she) used with many verbs. Since uwa (mother) is grammatically feminine, you get:

• Uwa ta ce = Mother said (literally, Mother she said) If the subject were masculine (e.g., uba “father”), you’d use ya: Uba ya ce…

Does Uwa mean my mother here, or just a mother / mother in general?

On its own, Uwa can be understood as (someone’s) mother, and in everyday context it often means my mother or our mother if it’s clear who is speaking. If you want to be explicit, Hausa can add a possessive:

• Uwa ta = his/her mother
• Uwa ta can also be my mother depending on context, but for clear “my mother” you often see phrasing like uwar gida (housewife/mother of the house) in some contexts, or you use names/titles. In real conversation, context usually does the work.

Why is it ta ce and not something like ta ce cewa…?