Swahili
akhiyari
ah-khee-YAH-ree
How to say it
Swahiliakhiyariah-khee-YAH-reesoon
Englishfree willsoon
Frenchlibre arbitresoon
Meaning
the freedom or right to choose for oneself; personal choice or free will.
Good to know
a somewhat formal or literary word; the everyday term for 'choice' is hiari.
Examples
- Una akhiyari ya kuchagua njia yako.You have the free will to choose your own path.
- Je, alifanya hivyo kwa akhiyari yake?Did he do that of his own free will?
- Sina akhiyari katika jambo hili.I have no choice in this matter.
- Mungu alimpa mwanadamu akhiyari.God gave humankind free will.
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