जीवित (jiivit)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'alive, living' -- used for people, animals, and sometimes traditions or memories that are kept 'alive'.
Sense
1
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alive, living
adjective
Synonyms: ज़िंदा (zindaa), जिंदा (jindaa, variant spelling)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will meet जीवित (jiivit) most often in news reports, official statements, and medical contexts -- "घायल व्यक्ति जीवित है" (ghaayal vyakti jiivit hai, 'the injured person is alive') -- whereas in daily conversation about family and friends, people almost always reach for ज़िंदा (zindaa) instead, e.g. asking "क्या वो अभी भी ज़िंदा है?" (kyaa vo abhii bhii zindaa hai, 'is he still alive?'). The two are near-perfect synonyms, but the register gap is real and worth internalizing.
Common Mistakes: 1) जीवित (jiivit) is the formal/written register word; in everyday speech ज़िंदा (zindaa) is far more common -- saying "वह जीवित है" (vah jiivit hai, 'he is alive') is correct but sounds bookish or medical/legal compared to "वह ज़िंदा है" (vah zindaa hai).
2) Learners sometimes try to use जीवित (jiivit) as a verb; it is only an adjective and needs होना (honaa) or रहना (rahnaa) alongside it to form a sentence.
Sample Sentences:
घायल व्यक्ति जीवित है।
The injured person is alive.
(ghaayal vyakti jiivit hai।)
दुर्घटना में सभी यात्री जीवित बचे।
All the passengers survived the accident alive.
(durghatnaa men sabhii yaatrii jiivit bache।)
पुलिस को उम्मीद है कि लापता बच्चा जीवित मिलेगा।
The police hope that the missing child will be found alive.
(pulis ko ummiid hai ki laaptaa bachchaa jiivit milegaa।)
डॉक्टरों ने पुष्टि की कि मरीज़ अभी जीवित है।
The doctors confirmed that the patient is currently alive.
(doktron ne pushti kii ki mariiz abhii jiivit hai।)
अगर वह समय पर अस्पताल पहुँच जाता, तो जीवित रहता।
If he had reached the hospital on time, he would have remained alive.
(agar vah samay par asptaal pahunch jaataa, to jiivit rahtaa।)
सेना का दावा है कि सभी बंदी जीवित पाए गए।
The army claims that all the hostages were found alive.
(senaa kaa daavaa hai ki sabhii bandii jiivit paae gae।)
इस दुर्लभ प्रजाति को जीवित रखने के लिए विशेष प्रयास किए जा रहे हैं।
Special efforts are being made to keep this rare species alive.
(is durlabh prajaati ko jiivit rakhne ke lie vishesh prayaas kie jaa rahe hain।)
जब तक साक्षी जीवित है, सच्चाई सामने आ सकती है।
As long as the witness is alive, the truth may come out.
(jab tak saakshii jiivit hai, sachchaaii saamne aa saktii hai।)
सरकार चाहती है कि यह परंपरा जीवित रहे।
The government wants this tradition to remain alive.
(sarkaar chaahtii hai ki yah parampraa jiivit rahe।)
रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, हमलावर अब तक जीवित है।
According to the report, the attacker is still alive.
(riport ke anusaar, hamlaavar ab tak jiivit hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
जीवित
(jiivit)