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This is a list of verbs in the past tense in Hausa. First let's start with the raw format before conjugating the verbs to the past form. Make sure to compare this table and the one below it.
| To see: gani |
| To write: rubutawa |
| To love: so / soyayya / ƙauna |
| To give: bayarwa |
| To play: wasa |
| To read: karantawa |
| To understand: fahimta or ganewa |
| To have: mallaka or samu |
| To know: sani |
| To learn: koyo |
| To think: tunani |
| To work: aiki |
| To speak: magana |
| To drive: tuƙawa |
| To smile: yin murmushi |
| To find: ganowa / samowa |
These samples show how the verbs above are conjugated in the past tense in a sentence which includes all the object pronouns (I, you, she...).
| I saw you: Na ganka |
| I wrote with a pen: Na yi rubutu da alƙalami |
| You loved apples: Ka so tuffa |
| You gave money: Ka / kin bayarda kuɗi |
| You played tennis: Kun yi wasan tenis |
| He read (past) a book: Ya karanta littafi |
| He understood me: Ya fahimce ni |
| She had a cat: Tana da mage |
| She knew my friend: Ta san abokina / ƙawata |
| We wanted to learn: Mun so mu koya |
| We thought Spanish is easy: Mun yi tunanin cewa Spaniyanci yana da sauƙi |
| You (plural) worked here: Kun yi aiki a nan |
| You (plural) spoke French: Kun iya Faransanci |
| They drove a car: Sun tuƙa mota |
| They smiled: Sun yi murmushi |
After the past tense in Hausa, make sure to check the other tenses (present, and future), which we hope you enjoyed. You can also choose your own topic from the menu above.
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