Language/Hausa/Grammar/Conditional-Mood
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In today's lesson, we will be discussing the conditional mood in Hausa. The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an event that may or may not happen in the future. It is also used to express wishes and desires.
Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Future Tense, Past Tense, Possessive Case in Hausa & How to Use Have.
Overview[edit | edit source]
The conditional mood in Hausa is formed by adding the suffix -da to the verb stem. This suffix is added to the verb stem regardless of the tense or aspect of the verb. For example, the verb “yin” (to do) becomes “yinda” in the conditional mood.
Formation[edit | edit source]
The conditional mood is formed by adding the suffix -da to the verb stem. This suffix is added to the verb stem regardless of the tense or aspect of the verb. For example, the verb “yin” (to do) becomes “yinda” in the conditional mood.
The conditional mood can also be formed by using the verb “zama” (to become). For example, the verb “yin” (to do) becomes “zamayi” in the conditional mood.
Usage[edit | edit source]
The conditional mood is used to express a hypothetical situation or an event that may or may not happen in the future. It is also used to express wishes and desires.
For example:
- Ina so na yinda abin da zan so (I wish I could do what I want)
- Idan na samu lokaci zan yinda wannan aiki (If I get time, I will do this work)
Examples[edit | edit source]
Here are some examples of the conditional mood in Hausa:
- Ina so na yinda abin da zan so (I wish I could do what I want)
- Idan na samu lokaci zan yinda wannan aiki (If I get time, I will do this work)
- Ina so mu zamayi abin da muke so (I wish we could become what we want)
- Idan muka samu kudi zamu zamayi abin da muke so (If we get money, we will become what we want)
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Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Definite Articles in Hausa
- Present Tense
- Indefinite Articles in Hausa
- Past Tense
- How to Use Be
- Prepositions
- How to Use Have
- Questions
- Imperative Tense
- Negation