sai
Sense 1
English: Translation
only, in no circumstances but
Part of Speech
conjunction
Example Sentence
tawe sai ka beɗi
English: Example Sentence
he would return only at night, he wouldn’t return until night
Sense 2
English: Translation
then
Hausa: Translation
sai
English: Definition
introducing a succeeding event
Part of Speech
conjunction
Example Sentence
ka tlinasu, sai ngoyi fatite ka jojo
English: Example Sentence
upon their arrival, the favored wife emerged at a run
Sense 3
English: Translation
(not) until
Part of Speech
conjunction
Source
schuh-2009p. 96 (PDF p. 18), s.v. “only”; p. 105 (PDF p. 27), s.v. “then”; p. 107 (PDF p. 29), s.v. “until”; p. 64 (PDF p. 82), s.v. “sai”