live vs alive

 

✅ Live

Can be a verb or an adjective:

1. Verb → to exist, to reside somewhere, to be alive.

   • I live in Jakarta.

   • She wants to live a happy life.

2. Adjective → happening in real time, not recorded.

   • The concert was broadcast live on TV.

   • This is a live performance.

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✅ Alive

• Adjective only → describes the state of being living (not dead).

• Emphasizes existence, energy, or awareness.

  • He is still alive after the accident.

  • The city feels alive at night.

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🔑 Difference

• Live (verb) = action → I live in a city.

• Live (adjective) = happening now → This is a live show.

• Alive (adjective) = state of being living or full of energy → He’s alive.