Breakdown of Adalci yana da muhimmanci.
da
to have
muhimmanci
the importance
ya
he/it
adalci
the justice; fairness
Questions & Answers about Adalci yana da muhimmanci.
What does each word in Adalci yana da muhimmanci mean?
A word-by-word breakdown is:
- Adalci = justice, fairness
- yana = he/it is; a masculine singular present-state marker
- da = with, have
- muhimmanci = importance
So the literal sense is Justice has importance, but the natural English meaning is Justice is important.
Why does Hausa say has importance instead of just is important?
That is a very normal Hausa pattern.
Hausa often expresses qualities with yana da + noun, literally has + noun:
- yana da muhimmanci = is important
- literally: has importance
So even though English uses an adjective (important), Hausa often uses a noun-based expression instead.
Why is yana there if Adalci is already the subject?