Questions & Answers about Ragar sabuwa ce.
Raga is the basic dictionary form of the noun. Ragar is a linked form, made with -r, that Hausa often uses when the noun is connected to what follows. In this sentence, it links the noun to the description sabuwa.
Many learners think of this as a kind of linker or construct form. English does not have an exact equivalent, so it is best learned as a common Hausa pattern.
Because raga is a feminine noun, the adjective appears in its feminine form: sabuwa.
A very common pair is:
- sabo = masculine new
- sabuwa = feminine new
So the adjective is matching the gender of the noun.
Ce is the particle used here to complete the sentence, roughly corresponding to English is in this kind of statement.
So in a sentence like this, ce helps say that something is something or is a certain way.
It is especially used with feminine singular subjects, which fits raga.