életben

This is the 539th most frequent Hungarian word.


életben

"Életben" means "alive" or "in life."


Here, 'életben' is part of the phrase 'Az életben', meaning 'In life', where it indicates the context of life in general.

Az életben mindig vannak nehéz pillanatok.

In life, there are always difficult moments.


In this sentence, 'életben' means 'alive', indicating the bird's condition of being alive after the accident.

A madár életben maradt a baleset után.

The bird survived the accident.


Here, 'életben' means 'alive' as part of the expression 'életben tartani', which literally means 'to keep alive' and is used metaphorically to mean maintaining hope.

Édesanyám mindig azt mondja, hogy életben kell tartani a reményt.

My mother always says that one must keep hope alive.