uhai

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Meaning

The state of being alive, as against death; the life a person or animal has.

Good to know

A noun of the u class with no plural. Kupoteza uhai is to lose one’s life, and wakati wa uhai wake means during his lifetime. Maisha is life in the sense of a way of living; uhai is life itself.

Examples

• Madaktari walipigana kuokoa uhai wa mtoto.The doctors fought to save the child's life.
• Maji ni muhimu kwa uhai wa kila kiumbe.Water is essential to the life of every creature.
• Watu watatu walipoteza uhai katika ajali hiyo.Three people lost their lives in that accident.

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