Hausa · Verbs · Level 5

How to say “Affect” in Hausa

VerbsLevel 5 · Expert
English
Affect
Hausa translation
Shafa

Hear it in a sentence

Man sa fata haske ta shafa.

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Examples

Madalla da duk wanda abin ya shafa.

Congratulations to all involved.

Kukis kawai ke son shafa rub da ciki.

Cookie just wanted a belly rub.

Mafi yawan wadanda abin ya shafa yara ne.

Most of the victims were small children.

These are sentences where the word appears, matched automatically rather than hand-picked usage.

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