Hukumar ta magance cunkoso.

The authority addressed the congestion.

Breakdown of Hukumar ta magance cunkoso.

• ta: she/it
• cunkoso: the congestion; crowding
• hukuma: the authority; official body
• magance: to solve; address

Questions & Answers about Hukumar ta magance cunkoso.

Why is it hukumar, not hukuma?

Hukuma is the basic noun form, meaning something like authority, agency, commission, government body.

Hukumar is the determined/definite form of this feminine noun, so in this sentence it means the authority / the agency. Hausa often marks definiteness on the noun itself rather than using a separate word like English the.

So:

• hukuma = an authority / authority
• hukumar = the authority / the agency

What exactly does ta mean here?

Here ta is the 3rd person singular feminine subject marker in the completive/perfective aspect.

It agrees with hukumar, which is grammatically feminine singular.

So the structure is roughly:

• Hukumar = the agency
• ta = it/she (feminine subject marker, completed action)
• magance = solved / dealt with
• cunkoso = congestion

Even though English uses it for an agency, Hausa still uses the feminine agreement marker because hukuma is a feminine noun.

Does ta mean her here?

No. In this sentence, ta does not mean her.

Hausa can appear in different roles in different sentences, but here it is a before the verb, not a possessive word.