Budurwa za ta sa zani kore a biki.

The young woman will wear a green wrapper at the celebration.

Breakdown of Budurwa za ta sa zani kore a biki.

• a: at
• ta: she
• zani: the wrapper
• kore: green

Questions & Answers about Budurwa za ta sa zani kore a biki.

Why is there a ta after za when Budurwa is already the subject?

Because that is normal Hausa grammar. In Hausa, you often state the noun subject and still use the matching subject pronoun inside the verbal part of the sentence.

So:

• Budurwa = the girl / young woman
• za ta sa = will wear / will put on

To an English speaker, it may feel like the girl, she will wear..., but in Hausa this is standard, not redundant.

Here, ta is the 3rd person singular feminine pronoun, matching budurwa.

What exactly does za ta sa mean?

It is the future part of the sentence plus the verb:

• za = future marker
• ta = she
• sa = to put on / wear / put

So za ta sa means she will wear or she will put on.

In clothing contexts, sa is commonly used for wear.

Why is ta feminine?