Hausa · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Become” in Hausa

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Become
Hausa translation
Zama

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Yarinya mai kyau, zama da kyau

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Examples

Zamu iya zama?

Could we sit?

Zan zama malaminsa.

I will be his teacher.

Yanzu ka zama babba.

Now you're an adult.

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

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