kujitoa sadaka
koo-jee-TOH-ah sah-DAH-kah
How to say it
Swahilikujitoa sadakakoo-jee-TOH-ah sah-DAH-kah
Frenchse sacrifier; se donner (pour)
Meaning
To give up one’s own comfort, safety or life for the good of others, a cause or God.
Good to know
Takes kwa for the people served: kujitoa sadaka kwa ajili ya taifa, to sacrifice oneself for the nation. Built from kujitoa, to give oneself, and sadaka, offering; common in church and political speech.
Examples
- Wauguzi hao walijitoa sadaka kuwahudumia wagonjwa.Those nurses sacrificed themselves to care for the sick.
- Mama yake alijitoa sadaka ili watoto wake wasome.His mother sacrificed herself so that her children could study.
- Kiongozi mzuri yuko tayari kujitoa sadaka kwa watu wake.A good leader is ready to sacrifice himself for his people.
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