Language/Hausa/Grammar/Past-Tense

Past Tense in Hausa

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In today’s lesson we are going to study the following topic: ”PAST TENSE” in Hausa

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Don't miss the chance to check out these pages as you wrap up this lesson: Future Tense, Conditional Mood, Give your Opinion & How to Use Be.

Past Tense in Hausa

ENGLISH	HAUSA	ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION	PORTUGUESE
I loved	Na so	nah soh	Eu amava
You loved	Ka so	kah soh	Você amava
He loved	Ya so	yah soh	Ele amava
We loved	Mun so	moon soh	Nós amávamos
You loved	Kun so	koon soh	Vocês amavam
They loved	Sun so	soon soh	Eles amavam
I spoke	Nayi magana	nah ee mah gah nah	Eu falava
You spoke	Kayi magana	kah ee mah gah nah	Você falava
He spoke	Yayi magana	yah ee mah gah nah	Ele falava
We spoke	Munyi magana	mou nee mah gah nah	Nós falávamos
You spoke	Kunyi magana	kou nee mah gah nah	Vocês falavam
They spoke	Suna magana	sou nee mah gah nah	Eles falavam
I slept	Nayi barci	nah ee bahr chih	Eu dormia
You slept	Kayi barci	kah ee bahr chih	Você dormia
He slept	Yayi barci	yah ee bahr chih	Ele dormia
We slept	Munyi barci	mou nee bahr chih	Nós dormíamos
You slept	Kunyi barci	kou nee bahr chih	Vocês dormiam
They slept	Sunyi barci	sou nee bahr chih	Eles dormiam
I ate	Na ci	nah chih	Eu comia
You ate	Ka ci	kah chih	Você comia
He ate	Ya ci	yah chih	Ele comia
We ate	Mun ci	moon chih	Nós comiamos
You ate	Kun ci	koon chih	Vocês comiam
They ate	Sun ci	soon chih	Eles comiam

Other Lessons

• Future Tense
• Prepositions
• Past Participle in Hausa
• Pronouns
• Indefinite Articles in Hausa
• Gender
• Possessive Case in Hausa
• Questions
• Conditional Tense
• How to Use Have