Hausa · Verbs · Level 1

How to say “Wait” in Hausa

(verb)

VerbsLevel 1 · Beginner
English
Wait(verb)
Hausa translation
Jira

Hear it in a sentence

Jira a dakin barci .

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Examples

Kune muke jira.

You're the ones we've been waiting for.

Duk suna jira.

They're all waiting.

Zan jira anan.

I'll wait right here.

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

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