Na biya haraji sannan na miƙa fayil ɗin.

I paid the tax and then submitted the file.

Breakdown of Na biya haraji sannan na miƙa fayil ɗin.

• ni: I
• biya: to pay
• sannan: and then
• fayil: the file

Questions & Answers about Na biya haraji sannan na miƙa fayil ɗin.

What does na mean in this sentence?

Here na is the 1st person singular subject marker used with the completive form, so it means I in a completed action.

So:

• Na biya haraji = I paid tax / I paid the tax
• Na miƙa fayil ɗin = I submitted / handed over the file

In sentences like this, Hausa often uses a subject marker like na instead of a separate independent pronoun before the verb.

Why is na repeated after sannan?

Because these are two separate clauses, and each clause normally needs its own subject marker.

So the structure is:

• Na biya haraji
• sannan
• na miƙa fayil ɗin

Even though English can sometimes avoid repeating I, Hausa normally keeps the subject marking in each full clause. So repeating na is natural and expected here.

Is this past tense?

It is best understood as the completive aspect, which often corresponds to simple past in English.

In context, this sentence describes two actions that were completed:

• paying the tax
• then submitting the file

Depending on context, the Hausa completive can sometimes sound like English past or , but in a sentence like this, English learners will usually translate it as a past sequence of actions.