ɗaya / ɗaya daga

One and One of a Set

Level 2

Counting uses noun + ɗaya; the partitive pattern taught here is ɗaya daga cikin….

How It Works

Ɗaya follows the counted noun and has the same cardinal form with masculine and feminine nouns. In partitive selection, daga cikin introduces the larger set. A named group can follow, while cikinsu represents ‘them’ through possessive morphology.

The set can be plural while the selected participant is singular. The boy example therefore uses singular ya. These partitives do not establish a complete gender-sensitive freestanding numeral paradigm.

Cardinal ‘one’ differs from ordinal ‘first’. Ordinals use gender-sensitive constructions such as na farko and ta farko. Bringing one chair states quantity rather than sequence. Selecting one member leaves its identity unspecified unless further wording or context identifies it.

Examples (3)

  1. Na kawo kujera ɗaya.

    I brought one chair.

    The cardinal follows the feminine noun.

  2. Ɗaya daga cikin yaran ya tsaya.

    One of the boys stopped.

    The selected male participant takes singular ya.

  3. Na ɗauki ɗaya daga cikinsu.

    I took one of them.

    Cikinsu identifies the larger set.

How It Connects

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ɗaya / ɗaya dagaLevel 2One and One of a Set

Learn This First

Recognize counting, source relations, plural possessors and an established-reference set before selecting one member while retaining singular agreement for that selected member. The inherited linked cikin construction and plural -su supply cikinsu in ɗaya daga cikinsu, one of them; this partitive use selects one member from the group.

Words in This Pattern

ɗayaɗayaɗayacikin