How to conjugate a verb in Hausa

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Hausa verb conjugation: I

Verbs are used to describe actions. Hausa verbs in the present tense do not conjugate for each person. This means that the verb stays the same for 'I', 'you', 'he', 'they' etc. This is similar to the case in English.

Examples

na canza

I change

na ja

I pull

na bude

I open

na hadu

I meet

ina da

I have

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Like many other African languages, Hausa is a tonal language. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Hausa would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Hausa

Learn to get by in Hausa with these useful words and phrases. We'll begin by learning some basic Hausa phrases which you can use for everyday communication.

Barka da rana

Good afternoon

Ina kwana?

Good morning

Barka da dare

Good night

Barka da yamma

Good evening

Fata tagari!

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Step 8 : Hausa verbs

Verbs are used to describe actions. There are 1000's of verbs that you can learn in Hausa. A good approach would be to start out by learning just three Hausa verbs by heart. We suggest you learn the Hausa verbs gani, so and (see, want, like). Using the nouns littafi, kujera and kofa (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each verb with each noun (I want the book, you see the chair, they like the door etc.). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Hausa verbs including useful examples. After you've learned using the three verbs gani, so and by heart you can move on to Step 9 (Hausa possessive pronouns).

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Hausa possessive pronouns

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