late-night
/ˈleɪt naɪt/adjective
उच्चारण लेट नाइट
देर रात का
Core word
- 1
[only before noun]
happening or open late in the night
देर रात का
- a late-night film on television
- She is tired after a late-night study session.
- late-night shopping
+ 3 more examples
- The shop is popular for its late-night snacks.
- Many students rely on late-night coffee during exam week.
- A late-night bus service now connects the station to the hostel.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
late-night + noun (attributive)
Late-night is a compound adjective placed before a noun, written with a hyphen. It describes things that happen or are open late.
'Late-night' hyphen वाला compound adjective है जो noun के पहले आता है और देर रात होने या खुले रहने वाली चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है।
- We watched a late-night film on television.
- There is a late-night bus to the station.
late at night (adverbial phrase)
After a verb, the hyphenated adjective is not used. Write the phrase late at night instead.
Verb के बाद hyphen वाला adjective नहीं लगता; उसकी जगह 'late at night' वाक्यांश लिखा जाता है।
- She studies late at night.
- The shop stays open late at night.
a late-night + singular noun
Because it works as one adjective, it never takes a plural s and the article agrees with the noun that follows.
यह एक ही adjective की तरह काम करता है, इसलिए इसमें plural 's' नहीं लगता और article बाद वाले noun के अनुसार आता है।
- They ate a late-night snack of parathas.
+Collocations 5
late-night + noun
showsnackbusshiftrevision
- The late-night show ended at one in the morning.
late-night + place
cafedhabashoppharmacylibrary
- The late-night dhaba near the highway serves hot tea.
late-night + activity
study sessioncallmeetingpartyride
- A late-night call from her brother woke Radhika.
verb + late-night
enjoyavoidrunhostcancel
- The hostel warden decided to cancel the late-night outings.
late-night + media
talk shownews bulletinradiofilmdebate
- The late-night debate on television lasted two hours.
“More examples 7
- Radhika makes a late-night cup of tea while she revises.
राधिका revise करते समय देर रात की एक कप चाय बनाती है।
- The late-night train from Delhi was crowded with students.
दिल्ली से आने वाली देर रात की ट्रेन विद्यार्थियों से भरी थी।
- Doctors working the late-night shift need proper rest during the day.
देर रात की shift में काम करने वाले डॉक्टरों को दिन में पर्याप्त आराम चाहिए।
- Late-night study is less effective than waking early.
देर रात की पढ़ाई सुबह जल्दी उठकर पढ़ने से कम प्रभावी होती है।
- The late-night chemist was the only shop open after midnight.
देर रात खुलने वाला chemist आधी रात के बाद खुला रहने वाला एकमात्र दुकान था।
- The late-night market in the old city sells hot jalebis.
पुराने शहर का देर रात का बाज़ार गर्म जलेबियाँ बेचता है।
- Many call-centre employees work a late-night schedule.
कई call-centre कर्मचारी देर रात की समय-सारणी में काम करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She sat for a late night study every day.
✓ She sat for a late-night study session every day.
A compound adjective before a noun needs a hyphen, and the noun must be complete.
Noun के पहले आने वाले compound adjective में hyphen लगता है, और बाद का noun पूरा होना चाहिए।
✗ The bus runs late-night.
✓ The bus runs late at night.
The hyphenated adjective stays before a noun. After a verb, use the adverbial phrase.
Hyphen वाला adjective noun के पहले ही रहता है; verb के बाद adverbial phrase 'late at night' लिखें।
§Grammar and usage
Write it with a hyphen before a noun (a late-night show), but as two words after a verb or a preposition (we worked late at night).
Noun से पहले इसे hyphen के साथ लिखें (a late-night show), लेकिन verb या preposition के बाद दो अलग शब्दों में लिखें (we worked late at night)।