JAMB Hausa past questions and answers

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JAMB Hausa: 99 past questions from 2 papers between 2024 and 2025, each with the answer and an explanation. In the UTME you answer 40 Hausa questions, with Use of English and two other subjects, in 2 hours. Here are ten.

1. 1.

   Wane daga cikin waɗannan bai shafi adabin baka ba?

   1. A
      Littafi (labarin da aka rubuta)
      Correct
   2. B
      Tatsuniya
   3. C
      Waƙar baka
   4. D
      Karin magana
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   Answer: A

   Amsar da ta dace ita ce Littafi (labarin da aka rubuta).

   Adabin baka shi ne adabin da ake yaɗawa ta hanyar baki daga tsara zuwa tsara, ba a rubuta shi ba tun asali. Ya haɗa da tatsuniya, karin magana, da waƙar baka — dukkansu ana faɗarsu ne ta baki, galibi cikin taro ko wajen hutu.

2. 2.

   Wace kalma ce ke nuna lokaci a jumlar nan: *Zan tafi gobe *?

   1. A
      Gobe
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   2. B
      Zan
   3. C
      Zan tafi
   4. D
      Tafi
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   Answer: A

   Jumla: "Zan tafi gobe" (Zan tafi = I will go, gobe = tomorrow).

   A cikin wannan jumla, kalmar da ke nuna lokaci (wato yaushe za a yi aikin) ita ce "gobe". "Gobe" kalma ce ta lokaci (adverb of time) da ke gaya mana lokacin da za a aikata aikin, watau ba yau ba, ba jiya ba, sai gobe.

3. 3.

   Fito da wakilin suna na uku kuma jam'i.

   1. A
      Abdullahi, Ahmad, da Ali
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   2. B
      Ade, Adekunle, da Adeyemi
   3. C
      Bello, Bella, da Bellina
   4. D
      Musa, Musawa, da Musai
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   Answer: A

   Wakilin suna na uku maza ne don su kasua suka fi yawa a Hausa. Ade, Adekunle, da Adeyemi duk sun taba bayani ga jama'a a Yoruba gida. Ade ne gajeren Adekunle, sannan Adekunle ne tsinkaiye, Adeyemi ne kuma gajeren mai 'yara mare.

4. 4.

   Kalmar *madalla* tana nufin:

   1. A
      Kalmar da ake amfani da ita wajen gaisawa da wanda aka gamu da shi a hanya
   2. B
      Kalmar da ake amfani da ita wajen nuna yabo ko amincewa da wani abu mai kyau da aka yi, kamar "madalla, kayi kyakkyawan aiki"
      Correct
   3. C
      Kalmar da ake amfani da ita wajen nuna tausayi ko juyayi ga wanda ya sha wahala
   4. D
      Kalmar da ake amfani da ita wajen nuna godiya ga wanda ya taimaka
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   Answer: B

   Madalla kalma ce ta yabo a Hausa, ana amfani da ita don nuna amincewa ko farin ciki game da wani abu mai kyau da aka yi, kamar yadda malami zai ce wa dalibi "madalla, ka amsa daidai".

5. 5.

   Hausa tana cikin wace rukuni na harsuna?

   1. A
      Benue-Kwa
   2. B
      Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic)
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   3. C
      Nijar-Kongo (Niger-Congo)
   4. D
      Nilo-Saharan
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   Answer: B

   Amsar da ta dace ita ce Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic).

   A fannin ilimin harsuna, ana rarraba manyan iyalan harsunan Afirka zuwa manyan rukunoni: Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic), Niger-Congo, da Nilo-Saharan. Harshen Hausa yana cikin reshen Chadic na dangin Afro-Asiatic (Hamito-Semitic), tare da wasu harsuna kamar Larabci da Amharic a wasu sassan.

6. 6.

   "Littafin ______ne." Wace kalma ce take nuna mallaka?

   1. A
      wannan
   2. B
      shine
   3. C
      nasa
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   4. D
      shi
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   Answer: C

   Amsar da ta dace ita ce "nasa".

   Kalmar "littafin" tana da alamar hadewa "-n" wadda take bukatar wani suna ko wakilin suna mai biyo baya domin nuna wanda ya mallaki abin. Idan aka ce "Littafin nasa ne", ana nufin "Wannan littafi na shi ne" — wato mallakar wani abu (mace/namiji: nasa/nata). Kalmar "nasa" wakilin suna ne mai nuna mallaka (possessive pronoun), don haka ita ce ta dace a wannan wuri.

7. 7.

   Akasin tsoro shi ne

   1. A
      Damuwa
   2. B
      Kunya
   3. C
      Nadama
   4. D
      Jaruntaka
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   Answer: D

   Tambaya: Akasin tsoro shi ne (The opposite of fear is)

   A cikin harshen Hausa, "tsoro" na nufin fear ko jin rashin kwanciyar hankali a gaban wani abu mai hatsari. Akasin wannan yanayi shi ne "jaruntaka", wato karfin hali ko kwarin gwiwa na fuskantar hatsari ba tare da tsoro ba. Wannan shi ne amsar da ta dace, domin jaruntaka na nuna karfin zuciya, sabanin tsoro da ke nuna raunin zuciya.

   Me ya sa sauran ba daidai ba ne:

   "Kunya" na nufin shame ko rashin jin dadi game da wani aiki, ba akasin tsoro ba ne kai tsaye — mutum na iya jin kunya ba tare da tsoro ba, don haka wannan kalma ce mai kama da tsoro amma ba akasinsa ba.

8. 8.

   Damukowa mutum ne wanda irin halayensa ne suka sa ake kiransa da wannan suna. Domin yana da kinibibi, da gulma, da keta da rashin mutunci da rashin ganin kimar kowa. Kuma yana kiwon dabbobi kamar jakai da rakuma da rakuma da tumakai da kaji har da shanu. Asali garin Damukowa shi ne Gunu wanda idan za a je garin sai an keta dazuzzuka da rafuka, kuma ana cin karo da dabbobin daji kamar birai di kuraye da macizai da giwaye amma babu damisa da zaki. Idan damina ta sauka Mai unguwar Gunu kan umurci jama'a da su d'aure dabbobinsu don kar su yi barnar amfanin gonarsu kamar masara da dawa da gyada da wake amma ban da auduga domin ba sa noma ta. Nan ne fa Damukowa kan nuna halayensa na rashin ga umurnin Mai unguwa na kin daure dabbobinsa. Idan dabbobinsa sun yi barna a gonakin mutane yakan bijire wa dogaran da suka zo kama shi har ya saa yi musu duka du keta musu tufafi, har ma da ji musu ciwo. Garin Gunu na makwabtaka da Shakwatu da Gwada da Badum da Akope. Cikin mutanen wadannan garuruwa akwai maharba da masunta da makiyaya da manoma amma babu madora Damukowa ya fito daga

   1. A
      Shakwatu
   2. B
      Badum
   3. C
      Gwada
   4. D
      Gunu
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   Answer: D

   Labarai ya fito cewa Damukowa ya fito daga Gunu, ne garin da aka yi amanar. Garin Gunu na makwabtaka da Shakwatu, Gwada, Badum, da Akope - amma Damukowa ne daga Gunu. Ya yi barnar a wajen sauran garuruwa amma jiya daga Gunu ne.

9. 9.

   Da malalaci da mayaudari duk malalaciya ce uwarsu. Kalmomin sifa nawa ne a cikin wannan jimla?

   1. A
      Uku
   2. B
      Hudu
   3. C
      Daya
   4. D
      Biyu
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   Answer: D

   Kalmomin sifa a jimla 'Da malalaci da mayaudari duk malalaciya ce uwarsu' sai 'malalaci' da 'mayaudari' ne bayanau. Hudu no, uku no - biyu ne kalmomin sifa. Malalaci ne bayani ga wane, mayaudari ne bayani ga jiya kuma. A daidai dai da jiya.

10. 10.

    Wace kalma ke nuna jam'in magana?

    1. A
       Littafi
    2. B
       Yaro
    3. C
       Mata
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    4. D
       Gida
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    Answer: C

    Mata ita ce kalmar da ke nuna jam'i (plural) a wannan jerin. "Mata" jam'in "mace" ne (mace = mutum ɗaya mace; mata = mutane mata sama da ɗaya).

    Sauran kalmomin duk na tal (singular) ne, ba jam'i ba:

    Yaro yana nufin ɗa namiji guda ɗaya kawai; jam'insa shi ne "yara".
    Gida yana nufin wuri ɗaya na zama; jam'insa shi ne "gidaje".
    Littafi yana nufin littafi guda ɗaya; jam'insa shi ne "littattafai".

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