Hausa · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Begin” in Hausa

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Begin
Hausa translation
Fara

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Tun suna yara suka fara abota.

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Examples

Na fara fahimta.

I'm beginning to understand.

Na fara tari.

I began coughing.

Tufar ta fara rubewa.

This apple has started to rot.

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

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