Signification
A matter of extreme importance or necessity.
Contexte culturel
In Iranian political discourse, 'مسائل حیاتی' is often used to rally public support for national projects like nuclear energy or water conservation. In Dari Persian, the phrase is equally common in formal news broadcasts, especially regarding security and international aid. Tajik speakers (using Cyrillic script: масъалаи ҳаётӣ) use this phrase in government documents to discuss the importance of the Tajik language and independence. In the Iranian startup scene (Tehran tech hub), this phrase is used to describe 'burn rate' and 'funding rounds' during pitch decks.
Use it in Emails
If you want a colleague to reply fast, use 'این یک مسئله حیاتی است' in the first sentence.
Don't Overuse
If everything is 'vital,' then nothing is. Save it for the top 5% of important things.
Signification
A matter of extreme importance or necessity.
Use it in Emails
If you want a colleague to reply fast, use 'این یک مسئله حیاتی است' in the first sentence.
Don't Overuse
If everything is 'vital,' then nothing is. Save it for the top 5% of important things.
Ta'arof Check
When someone uses this phrase with you, they are signaling they are serious. Stop the polite small talk and focus.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the phrase.
حفظ محیط زیست برای آینده زمین یک ________ است.
Environmental protection is a 'vital matter' (مسئله حیاتی). Note the correct spelling with 'ح'.
Which sentence uses the phrase correctly in a formal context?
Choose the best sentence:
National security is a high-stakes topic appropriate for this formal phrase.
Complete the dialogue.
مدیر: چرا باید این پروژه را تا فردا تمام کنیم؟ کارمند: چون ________.
The employee explains the urgency using the phrase.
Match the situation to the phrase.
Match the following:
Emergencies are the definition of vital matters.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesحفظ محیط زیست برای آینده زمین یک ________ است.
Environmental protection is a 'vital matter' (مسئله حیاتی). Note the correct spelling with 'ح'.
Choose the best sentence:
National security is a high-stakes topic appropriate for this formal phrase.
مدیر: چرا باید این پروژه را تا فردا تمام کنیم؟ کارمند: چون ________.
The employee explains the urgency using the phrase.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
Emergencies are the definition of vital matters.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, it can be for positive necessities like 'Love is a vital matter for happiness.'
Yes, it's common in speech, though 'حیاتی' is already quite strong.
'Zaruri' means necessary (like needing a pen), 'Hayāti' means vital (like needing air).
The plural is 'مسائل حیاتی' (Masā'el-e hayāti).
Only if you are talking about something very serious, like a health issue or a major life change.
No, it is a secular, professional term in modern Persian.
Yes, 'علائم حیاتی' (Alā'em-e hayāti) is the medical term for vital signs.
Modern poetry, yes. Classical poetry uses 'Hayāt' but rarely this specific collocation.
A 'trivial matter' would be 'مسئله جزئی' (Mas'ale-ye joz'i).
You can say 'او یک نقش حیاتی دارد' (He has a vital role).
Expressions liées
حیاتی و مماتی
specialized formOf life and death
واجب
similarObligatory/Necessary
ضروری
synonymNecessary
کلیدی
similarKey/Pivotal
