Wannan fom ya dace.

this

Breakdown of Wannan fom ya dace.

• ya: he/it
• fom: the form
• dace: to be suitable; appropriate

Questions & Answers about Wannan fom ya dace.

What does wannan mean here, and why is it at the beginning?

Wannan is a demonstrative, meaning this or sometimes that, depending on context.

In Hausa, demonstratives commonly come before the noun:

wannan fom = this form

So the sentence starts by identifying the thing being talked about.

Is fom a real Hausa word, or is it borrowed from English?

Fom is a loanword from English form.

Hausa uses many borrowed words, especially for modern objects, administration, school, technology, and paperwork. The spelling is adapted to Hausa writing conventions, so form becomes fom.

What is ya doing in this sentence?

Ya is the 3rd person singular masculine subject marker.

Even when the subject noun is already stated, Hausa often still uses a subject marker before the verb:

Wannan fom ya dace.

Literally, the structure is something like:

This form, it is suitable.

So ya agrees with fom and connects the subject to the verb.

Why is it ya and not ta?

Because is treated as a in Hausa grammar.