Mun samu izini.

to get

Breakdown of Mun samu izini.

• mu: we
• izini: the permission

Questions & Answers about Mun samu izini.

What does mun mean in Mun samu izini?

Mun means we here, but more specifically it is the 1st-person plural affirmative perfective subject form. In simpler terms, it is the form of we used for a completed action.

So mun samu is like we got or we have obtained.

Is this sentence past tense?

Usually, yes, it will be translated with a past meaning, such as We got permission.

But Hausa often works more with aspect than with English-style tense labels. Here mun shows a completed/perfective action. Depending on context, English could render it as:

• We got permission
• We obtained permission
• We have obtained permission

What does samu mean here?

Samu means get, obtain, receive, or sometimes find.

In this sentence, with izini, it means get/obtain permission. So samu izini is a natural Hausa combination.

What does izini mean exactly?