daytime
/ˈdeɪtaɪm/noun
उच्चारण डेटाइम
दिन का समय
Basic word
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the time between when the sun rises and when it goes down
दिन का समय
- in the daytime
- Owls rest in the daytime and hunt at night.
- The streets are quiet in the daytime and busy in the evening.
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- Daytime temperatures reach forty degrees in May.
Synonyms day daylight hours
Opposite night-time
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
in the daytime / during the daytime
Use the in these phrases; in the daytime means during the hours when it is light.
इन वाक्यांशों में 'the' आता है; 'in the daytime' का अर्थ है उजाले के घंटों में।
- Owls sleep in the daytime.
- It is very hot during the daytime in May.
daytime + noun
Daytime is often a modifier, as in daytime temperature or daytime job.
'Daytime' अक्सर modifier की तरह आता है, जैसे daytime temperature या daytime job।
- Daytime temperatures reach forty degrees in Rajasthan.
- She works at a daytime job.
daytime vs. nighttime
Daytime is the opposite of night-time; in British English, night-time is hyphenated.
'Daytime' का विपरीत night-time है; ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में night-time hyphen के साथ लिखा जाता है।
- Night-time temperatures drop in winter.
no preposition before daytime as adverb
Informally, daytimes can be used adverbially in some varieties of English, but exams prefer in the daytime or by day.
कुछ अंग्रेज़ी रूपों में 'daytimes' क्रियाविशेषण की तरह चल जाता है, पर परीक्षा में 'in the daytime' या 'by day' बेहतर है।
- Bats rest by day and hunt at night.
+Collocations 4
daytime + noun
temperaturetelevisionshifthoursflight
- Daytime television mostly shows serials and cookery programmes.
adjective + daytime
hotbrightbusyquietsunny
- The streets are quiet in the hot daytime.
preposition + daytime
induringthroughoutall throughat
- The shop stays closed during the daytime.
daytime + contrast
night-timeeveningdusktwilight
- The temple is crowded at night-time, not in the daytime.
“More examples 5
- In the daytime, the hills are green; at night, they look black.
दिन के समय पहाड़ियाँ हरी दिखती हैं; रात में वे काली लगती हैं।
- Radhika prefers to study in the daytime because her mind is fresher.
राधिका दिन के समय पढ़ना पसंद करती है क्योंकि तब उसका मन अधिक तरोताज़ा रहता है।
- Daytime flights are usually cheaper than night flights on this route.
इस मार्ग पर दिन की उड़ानें आमतौर पर रात की उड़ानों से सस्ती होती हैं।
- Most robberies in the colony took place in the daytime.
कॉलोनी में अधिकतर चोरियाँ दिन के समय हुईं।
- The doctor attends daytime patients only.
डॉक्टर केवल दिन के समय के मरीज़ों को देखते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The shop is open in daytime.
✓ The shop is open in the daytime.
Daytime in this phrase needs the article the.
इस वाक्यांश में 'daytime' से पहले article 'the' आवश्यक है।
✗ Frogs sleep at the daytime.
✓ Frogs sleep during the daytime.
At is used with points of time like noon; for a period such as daytime use in or during.
'At' समय-बिंदुओं जैसे noon के लिए आता है; daytime जैसी अवधि के लिए 'in' या 'during' आता है।