Hukumar ta aiwatar da tanadi.

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Breakdown of Hukumar ta aiwatar da tanadi.

• ta: she/it
• hukuma: the authority; official body
• tanadi: the arrangement; provision

Questions & Answers about Hukumar ta aiwatar da tanadi.

Why is there a ta after Hukumar?

In Hausa, a full sentence like this normally uses a subject marker right before the verb. So Hukumar ta aiwatar... is the normal pattern.

That ta is not an extra word you can just ignore. It shows agreement with the subject and also helps mark the tense/aspect of the clause.

So the structure is roughly:

Hukumar + ta + aiwatar da tanadi
the agency + it/has + implemented the provision

English does not usually repeat the subject this way, but Hausa does.

Why is the marker ta and not ya?

Because hukuma is a feminine noun in Hausa.

Hausa has grammatical gender, and nouns often take different agreement markers depending on whether they are masculine or feminine. Even things that are not biologically female, like institutions or objects, can still be grammatically feminine.

So:

• ta = feminine singular marker
• ya = masculine singular marker

Since hukuma is feminine, the sentence uses ta.

Is Hukumar the dictionary form of the noun?

Usually, the dictionary form is hukuma.

The form Hukumar is hukuma with a final -r, which commonly marks the definite form for many feminine nouns. So often means , depending on context.