day-to-day
/ˌdeɪ tə ˈdeɪ/adjective
उच्चारण डे ट डे
रोज़मर्रा का, दैनिक
Basic word
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[usually before noun]
happening every day as part of normal life
रोज़मर्रा का, दैनिक
- She looks after the day-to-day running of the school.
- English is useful in day-to-day life.
- He finds it hard to manage his day-to-day expenses.
+ 3 more examples
- Her day-to-day work includes answering emails and meeting clients.
- She keeps a record of her day-to-day spending in a notebook.
- He explained how the machine works in day-to-day use.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
day-to-day + noun (attributive)
Before a noun, day-to-day is hyphenated and means ordinary or regular; it describes routine matters.
संज्ञा से पहले 'day-to-day' hyphen के साथ आता है और सामान्य या नियमित का अर्थ देता है; यह रोज़मर्रा की बातों को बताता है।
- She manages the day-to-day running of the school.
- Day-to-day expenses have gone up.
on a day-to-day basis
After a noun phrase, this expression means every day, not just occasionally.
यह अभिव्यक्ति बताती है कि कोई काम प्रतिदिन होता है, कभी-कभार नहीं।
- Nurses face such problems on a day-to-day basis.
- We use English on a day-to-day basis at the office.
day to day (adverbial, no hyphens)
Without a following noun, the phrase is written as three separate words and means from one day to the next.
जब उसके बाद संज्ञा न हो, तब यह तीन अलग शब्दों में लिखा जाता है और इसका अर्थ है एक दिन से अगले दिन तक।
- The price of tomatoes changes from day to day.
- The patient's condition varies day to day.
day-to-day (not gradable)
The adjective is not normally used after a verb, and not usually with very; place it before the noun.
यह विशेषण प्रायः क्रिया के बाद या 'very' के साथ नहीं आता; इसे संज्ञा से पहले रखें।
- Our day-to-day lives are full of small routines.
day-to-day with abstract nouns
It often goes with nouns such as concerns, worries, struggles and tasks, to stress that they are small but constant parts of normal life.
यह प्रायः concerns, worries, struggles और tasks जैसी संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है, जो बताता है कि वे छोटी पर निरंतर रहने वाली बातें हैं।
- The farmers' day-to-day worries include water and prices.
- Teachers face day-to-day challenges in large classrooms.
+Collocations 5
day-to-day + noun
lifeactivitiesexpensesbusinessmanagement
- The principal handles the day-to-day affairs of the college.
verb + day-to-day
managehandledeal withtake care ofcope with
- She copes with the day-to-day stress of her job very well.
day-to-day + use
useworktasksdecisionsroutine
- Day-to-day tasks include answering calls and filing papers.
day-to-day + preposition
on a day-to-day basisin day-to-day lifefrom day to dayfor day-to-day needs
- In day-to-day life, we rarely use bookish words.
day-to-day + money / work words
costsspendingoperationsresponsibilitiesmanagement
- The accountant looks after the day-to-day spending of the hostel.
“More examples 6
- The Panchayat is responsible for the day-to-day running of the village.
पंचायत गाँव के दैनिक संचालन के लिए ज़िम्मेदार है।
- Basic mathematics is needed in day-to-day shopping.
रोज़मर्रा की ख़रीदारी में बुनियादी गणित की ज़रूरत होती है।
- Radhika's day-to-day schedule includes two hours of self-study.
राधिका की दिनचर्या में दो घंटे का स्व-अध्ययन शामिल है।
- Day-to-day problems like water shortage affect many neighbourhoods.
पानी की कमी जैसी रोज़मर्रा की समस्याएँ कई मोहल्लों को प्रभावित करती हैं।
- The weather is changing from day to day this month.
इस महीने मौसम रोज़ बदल रहा है।
- Exams do not test the day-to-day English that people speak at home.
परीक्षाएँ उस रोज़मर्रा की अंग्रेज़ी को नहीं परखतीं जो लोग घर में बोलते हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ My day to day expenses are high.
✓ My day-to-day expenses are high.
Before a noun the compound adjective needs hyphens.
संज्ञा से पहले यह संयुक्त विशेषण hyphens के साथ लिखा जाता है।