An soke tikiti saboda jadawalin ya canza.

because

Breakdown of An soke tikiti saboda jadawalin ya canza.

• canza: to change
• an: one/they (impersonal)
• ya: he/it

Questions & Answers about An soke tikiti saboda jadawalin ya canza.

What does An mean in this sentence?

An is an impersonal subject marker. It often means something like someone, they, or people without saying exactly who. In English, this is often translated with a passive:

An soke tikiti
= Someone/they canceled the ticket
= more naturally in English, The ticket was canceled

So an helps Hausa express an idea that English often expresses with was + past participle.

Why doesn’t the sentence say who canceled the ticket?

Because an is used precisely when the doer is unknown, unimportant, or not being mentioned.

So the focus is on the event itself: the ticket got canceled.
If the speaker wanted to say who did it, they would use a normal subject instead.

Is an soke basically a passive?

Yes, in many contexts that is the best way to understand it.

Literally, an soke is closer to they canceled or someone canceled, but in natural English it is often translated as a passive:

• An soke taro = The meeting was canceled
• An soke tikiti = The ticket was canceled

So it is not a passive built exactly the same way as English, but it often functions like one in translation.