Ƙungiyar ta tsira.

she/it

Breakdown of Ƙungiyar ta tsira.

• ƙungiya: the team; group
• tsira: to survive; escape

Questions & Answers about Ƙungiyar ta tsira.

What does the -r at the end of Ƙungiyar mean?

The -r is part of the determined/definite form of the noun.
So:

• ƙungiya = a group / group / association
• ƙungiyar = the group / the association

In a sentence like Ƙungiyar ta tsira, ƙungiyar is most naturally understood as the group.

A useful extra note: this -r / -n ending in Hausa also appears when a noun is linked to something that follows, not only when it is definite. But in this standalone sentence, the group is the right way to think about it.

Why is there a ta in the middle of the sentence?

Ta is the subject marker used before the verb here. It shows who or what did the action.

In this sentence:

• Ƙungiyar = the subject noun
• ta = the subject marker for 3rd person singular feminine
• tsira = the verb

So the structure is roughly:

• Ƙungiyar ta tsira
• The group it-survived

That may sound a little redundant in English, but it is normal Hausa grammar. When you have a full subject noun, Hausa still usually keeps this subject marker before the verb.

Why is ta used for Ƙungiyar? The group is not female.