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How to say “can” in Hausa

Common WordsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
can
Hausa translation
Iya

Hear it in a sentence

Ba ta iya lemu ba.

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Examples

Ya iya karta.

He's good at cards.

Zai iya tsananta.

It could get worse.

Zan iya tafi.

I can go.

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

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