Status definition in English

Status means:

• The position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
• State or condition with respect to circumstances: situation.

Status in Swahili

Here are some Swahili words for status based on the context:

Hali – Usually a translation for status in Swahili which refers to a state or condition of a situation.

Hadhi – Translation of status in Swahili, which refers to a position or rank in relation to others.

Other words to trlanslate status in Swahili are: dhi, ishara.

Examples of status in Swahili in sentences

• Nyaraka hizi hazina hadhi ya kisheria nchini Kenya. (These documents have no legal status in Kenya.)
• Wanawake wana hadhi ndogo sana katika nchi nyingi. (Women have very little status in many countries.)
• Uzee una hadhi vijijini. (Age has status in the villages.)
• Sijali sana kuhusu hadhi. (I don’t really care a fig about status.)
• Chama hicho hufanya kazi kuboresha hali ya wastaafu kama wanachama muhimu wa jamii. (The association works to promote the status of retired people as useful members of the community.)
• Ningeweza kukuuliza kuhusu hali yako ya ndoa? (Could I ask you about your marital status?)
• Kama balozi, anafurahia hadhi ya juu sana. (As an ambassador, she enjoys a very privileged status.)
• Wanapiga kampeni kuongeza hadhi ya wauguzi. (They are campaigning to raise the status of nurses.)
• Kabila lina ushawishi mkubwa katika mahusiano ya hali ya jamii. (Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.)
• Tamaa ya hadhi inaweza kuwa motisha kubwa. (Desire for status can be a powerful motivator.)
• Inaonekana makanisa yamepoteza baadhi ya hadhi yao. (Churches seem to have lost some of their status.)
• Hawana nia ya mabadiliko yoyote katika hali ilivyo. (They have no wish for any change in the status quo.)
• Kazi yake imechanua na hiyo imempa hadhi fulani ya juu. (His career has blossomed and that has given him a certain elevated status.)
• Jinsi utakavyokuwa na maisha mazuri uzeeni huamua kwa kiasi kikubwa na rangi, jinsia, na hali ya ndoa. (How well off you are in old age is largely determined by race, sex, and marital status.)
• Watu wengi wanataka kudumisha hali ilivyo. (There are many people who wish to maintain the status quo.)
• Ndoa ya juu ya hadhi yako haitaleta kitu kizuri! (No good can come of your marrying above your status!)