Hausa · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Stand” in Hausa

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Stand
Hausa translation
Tsaya

Hear it in a sentence

Jirgin ruwan zai tsaya a tashar gobe?

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Examples

Kuna son su tsaya?

Do you want them to stay?

Ɗan tsaya minti ɗaya.

Just wait a minute.

Dama ruwan samar zai tsaya.

If only the rain would stop.

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

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