Word
Uhai wake uko hatarini.
Meaning
His life is in danger.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Uhai wake uko hatarini.
kuwa
to be
hatari
the danger
wake
his/her
uhai
life; the state of being alive
Questions & Answers about Uhai wake uko hatarini.
What does uhai mean, and is it the usual word for life?
Uhai means life, especially in the sense of being alive, existence, or one’s life as something that can be lost or preserved.
It is not always the most everyday word in casual conversation. A more common general word for life is often maisha. But uhai is very natural in serious, formal, or dramatic contexts such as health, danger, survival, or religion.
So Uhai wake uko hatarini sounds like a serious statement: his/her life is in danger.
Why is it wake and not yake for his/her?