Breakdown of Hukumar tana duba fasfo.
duba
to check
ta
she/it
fasfo
the passport
hukuma
the authority; official body
Questions & Answers about Hukumar tana duba fasfo.
Why does hukuma appear as hukumar here?
The base noun is hukuma. The form hukumar adds Hausa’s postposed determiner for a feminine noun, so it often means the authority / the agency rather than just authority / an agency.
So:
- hukuma = authority, agency, government office
- hukumar = the authority, the agency
This -r ending is very common with feminine nouns.
Why is tana used after hukumar?
Tana is the subject-marking form used with a third-person feminine singular subject in the imperfective/progressive.
Since hukuma is grammatically feminine and singular, Hausa uses tana:
- hukumar tana... = the authority is...
If the noun were grammatically masculine, you would usually expect yana instead.
Does tana mean she is?