Hausa
Future Present Tense
In Hausa pronouns are conjugated to indicate that something will happen in the future. Below are pronoun tables for future pronouns in both the affirmative and negative as well as examples.
Affirmative
To state that something will happen in the future, za precedes the pronoun. Note that in the first person singular (I), za contracts with the pronoun to give zan, and in third person masculine singular (he), za contracts with the pronoun to give zai. If there is a noun subject, it precedes the za.
| Present | Future | Meaning |
| Ina | Zan | I (will) |
| Shi/Ya | Zai | He (will) |
| Ta | Za ta | She (will) |
| Mu | Za mu | We (will) |
| Su | Za su | They (will) |
| Ki | Za ki | You (will) – Fem. |
| Ka | Za ka | You (will) – Masc. |
| Ku | Za ku | You (will) – Pl. |
| n/a | Za a | There will |
Negative
To state that an action will not happen in the future, ba is added before the za of the future and a second ba at the end of the sentence. As a formula negative future is:
- Ba + za + pronoun + verb + ba
| Present | Future | Meaning |
| Ban ___ ba | Ban zan ___ ba | I will not ___ |
| Ba shi/ya ___ ba | Ba zai ___ ba | He will not ___ |
| Ba ta ___ ba | Ba za ta ___ ba | She will not ___ |
| Ba mu ___ ba | Ba za mu ___ ba | We will not ___ |
| Ba su ___ ba | Ba za su ___ ba | They will not ___ |
| Ba ki ___ ba | Ba za ki ___ ba | You will not ___ – Fem. |
| Ba ka ___ ba | Ba za ka ___ ba | You will not ___ – Masc. |
| Ba ku ___ ba | Ba za ku ___ ba | You will not ___ – Pl. |
| n/a | Ba za a ___ ba | There will not ___ |
Examples
| Sentence | Meaning |
| Zan yi sha shayi | I will drink tea |
| Ban zan yi sha shayi ba | I will not drink tea |
| Za mu rira waka | We will sing (a song) |
| Ba za mu rira waka ba | We will not sing (a song) |
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