Daytime مقابل Day-time: ما الفرق؟
daytime هي الوقت نفسه، أما day-time فهي صفة بتوصف حاجة تانية.
Grammar Rule in 30 Seconds
In modern English, 'daytime' is almost always written as one word without a hyphen.
- Use 'daytime' (one word) for the period of light between sunrise and sunset. Example: 'I love the daytime.'
- Avoid 'day-time' (hyphenated) as it is considered an outdated or archaic spelling in most modern dictionaries.
- Use 'daytime' as an adjective before nouns without adding a hyphen. Example: 'daytime television' is standard.
نظرة عامة
daytime (كلمة واحدة متصلة) و day-time (كلمتين تفصل بينهما شرطة). قد تسأل نفسك: «هل هذه الشرطة الصغيرة تصنع فرقاً حقاً؟» الإجابة القصيرة هي: نعم، وبشكل جذري!daytime (بدون شرطة) تعمل دائماً كـ اسم (Noun). إنها تعبر عن «فترة النهار» نفسها، أي الوقت من شروق الشمس إلى غروبها. على سبيل المثال، عندما تقول: The daytime is hot (فترة النهار حارة).day-time (بالشرطة) تعمل كـ صفة مركبة (Compound Adjective). وظيفتها هي وصف اسم آخر يأتي بعدها مباشرة لتدل على أن هذا الشيء يحدث في النهار، وهو ما يعادل في العربية كلمة «نَهاري». على سبيل المثال: a day-time job (عمل نهاري).daytime كاسم (Noun)daytime ككلمة واحدة متصلة (Closed compound)، فإننا نتعامل مع اسم (Noun). هذا الاسم يعبر عن شيء ملموس ومحدد وهو «فترة النهار» أو «ساعات النور». في اللغة العربية، هذا يعادل كلمة «النهار».- قد تأتي كـ فاعل (Subject):
Daytime is my favorite part of the day.(النهار هو الجزء المفضل لدي من اليوم). - قد تأتي كـ مفعول به أو بعد حرف جر (Object):
I like to drink Arabic coffee in the daytime.(أحب شرب القهوة العربية في النهار).
in the daytime. الكلمة هنا تعبر عن «الظرف الزمني» أو «الفترة» نفسها.day-time كصفة مركبة (Compound Adjective)day و time لتصبح day-time، فإننا نغير وظيفتها النحوية بالكامل لتصبح صفة مركبة.مرحباً، الكلمتان.dayوtimeلا تعملان بشكل منفصل، بل اتحدتا معاً لتكوين صفة واحدة تصف الكلمة التي تأتي بعدهما
day-time television، فأنت تقصد «التلفزيون النهاري» (البرامج التي تُعرض في النهار).- في العربية: الاسم + الصفة (عمل + نهاري).
- في الإنجليزية: الصفة + الاسم (
day-time+job).
day time job ويحتار: هل day تصف time؟ أم أن كلاهما يصف job بشكل منفصل؟ الشرطة تحسم هذا الجدل وتؤكد أنهما صفة واحدة متماسكة.- الشكل:
daytime(كلمة واحدة بدون مسافات أو شرطات). - الوظيفة النحوية: اسم (Noun).
- النمط الشائع: غالباً ما تسبقها أدوات التعريف (
the) أو حروف الجر (in,during). - القاعدة:
Preposition+the+daytime
During Ramadan, Muslims fast in the daytime.
The daytime is perfect for visiting the traditional Souq.
- الشكل:
day-time(كلمتان بينهما شرطة). - الوظيفة النحوية: صفة مركبة (Compound Adjective).
- النمط الشائع: تأتي دائماً قبل الاسم الذي تصفه.
- القاعدة:
Article+day-time+Noun
My brother works a day-time shift at the hospital.
We are planning a day-time gathering for the family on Friday.
daytime | Noun (اسم) | I sleep better when it is not daytime. |day-time + [Noun] | Adjective (صفة) | She prefers day-time flights. |daytime (الاسم - كلمة واحدة):- 1عند التحدث عن الطبيعة والطقس:
The daytime temperatures in the Gulf can reach 45 degrees in summer.
- 1عند المقارنة بين الليل والنهار:
nighttime (الليل)، فمن الطبيعي أن تستخدم daytime كمقابل لها.Owls sleep in the daytime and hunt at night.
- 1عند تحديد وقت نشاط معين بشكل عام:
It is safer to drive in the daytime.
day-time (الصفة المركبة - بالشرطة):- 1عند وصف الوظائف وجداول العمل:
He is looking for a day-time job because he studies at night.
- 1عند وصف المنتجات والخدمات:
You should use a day-time moisturizer to protect your skin from the sun.
- 1عند وصف الفعاليات والأحداث:
The museum offers special day-time activities for children.
daytime. أما إذا استطعت استبدالها بكلمة «نهاري» وكانت تصف اسماً بعدها، فاستخدم day-time.day-time (بالشرطة) كاسم بعد حرف الجر- الخطأ:
I will visit you in the day-time. - السبب: المتعلم العربي قد يظن أن الشرطة مجرد أسلوب كتابي لا يغير المعنى، فيستخدم الكلمة المخصصة للصفة في مكان الاسم.
- الصواب:
I will visit you in the daytime.(لأننا نحتاج إلى اسم بعد حرف الجرin).
- الخطأ:
She has a day time job. - السبب: في اللغة العربية، الكلمات تُكتب منفصلة (عمل نهاري)، ولا نستخدم الشرطات لربط الكلمات لتكوين صفات. لذلك، يميل العقل العربي إلى كتابة
day timeككلمتين منفصلتين. - الصواب:
She has a day-time job.(يجب ربط الكلمتين لتصبحا صفة واحدة).
- الخطأ:
I want a job day-time. - السبب: في العربية نقول «عمل» (اسم) ثم «نهاري» (صفة). المتعلم المبتدئ أو المتوسط قد يترجم حرفياً ويضع الاسم قبل الصفة في الإنجليزية.
- الصواب:
I want a day-time job.(في الإنجليزية، الصفة تسبق الموصوف دائماً).
daytime (كلمة واحدة) كصفة- الخطأ (شائع ولكن غير دقيق قواعدياً):
He is a daytime manager. - السبب: في اللغة الإنجليزية الحديثة غير الرسمية، قد ترى الناس يكتبونها هكذا، ولكن في الكتابة الأكاديمية أو المهنية الدقيقة، هذا يعتبر أقل دقة.
- الصواب الأفضل:
He is a day-time manager.(للحفاظ على دقة استخدام الصفة المركبة).
daytime و day-time تنطبق تماماً على كلمة nighttime (الليل).daytime | day-time | A day-time flight (رحلة نهارية) |nighttime | night-time | A night-time routine (روتين ليلي) |- 1دوام كامل:
- لا نقول:
He works full time job. - بل نقول:
He has a full-time job.(وظيفة بدوام كامل).
- 1دوام جزئي:
- لا نقول:
She is looking for a part time job. - بل نقول:
She is looking for a part-time job.(وظيفة بدوام جزئي).
- 1طويل الأمد:
- لا نقول:
This is a long term plan. - بل نقول:
This is a long-term plan.(خطة طويلة الأمد).
daytime و day-time؟daytime job (بدون شرطة) على الإنترنت. هل هم مخطئون؟day-time بالشرطة عندما تكون صفة. نحن هنا نتعلم «كيف نبدو احترافيين ودقيقين».day فقط كصفة؟ مثل day job؟day job هو مصطلح شائع جداً ومقبول (Idiomatic expression). في هذه الحالة، كلمة day تعمل كاسم يصف اسماً آخر (Noun adjunct). ولكن إذا أردت استخدام كلمة «وقت» معها، فيجب تطبيق قاعدة الشرطة: day-time job.Usage of 'Daytime' as Noun vs. Adjective
| Function | Position | Example | Common Collocations |
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Noun
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After prepositions (in/during)
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I sleep in the daytime.
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in the daytime, during the daytime
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Adjective
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Before a noun
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I watch daytime TV.
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daytime television, daytime temperatures
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Subject
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Start of a sentence
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Daytime is for working.
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Daytime hours, Daytime sky
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Object
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After a verb
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I enjoy the daytime.
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prefer the daytime, enjoy the daytime
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Meanings
The period of time during the day between dawn and dusk when there is natural light.
Noun: The period of light
Refers to the specific block of time when the sun is up.
“In the daytime, the city is very crowded.”
“He sleeps during the daytime because he works at night.”
Adjective: Occurring during the day
Used to describe things that happen or exist during daylight hours.
“She enjoys watching daytime talk shows.”
“The museum offers daytime tours for students.”
Archaic/Variant: Day-time
An older spelling of the same concept, occasionally found in 19th-century literature.
“The travelers rested in the day-time.”
“Old manuscripts often used the hyphenated day-time.”
Reference Table
| الصيغة | نوع الكلمة | الوظيفة | مثال |
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`daytime`
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اسم (Noun)
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تشير إلى فترة النهار التي فيها ضوء.
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Cats often sleep during the `daytime`.
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`day-time`
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صفة مركبة (Adjective)
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تصف اسماً يحدث خلال النهار.
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She is looking for a `day-time` job.
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`nighttime`
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اسم (Noun)
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تشير إلى فترة الليل والظلام.
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The city is quiet during the `nighttime`.
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`night-time`
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صفة مركبة (Adjective)
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تصف اسماً يحدث خلال الليل.
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He enjoys `night-time` photography.
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`day time` (خاطئة)
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كلمتان منفصلتان
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تجنبها؛ استخدم الصيغة المدمجة أو التي بها واصلة.
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I'll see you in the `day time`.
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`daytime` (كصفة)
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اسم وصفي
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أقل شيوعاً ووضوحاً من الصيغة التي بها واصلة.
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The `daytime` schedule is packed.
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طيف الرسمية
I am occupied during the daytime hours. (work schedule)
I'm busy in the daytime. (work schedule)
I'm busy during the day. (work schedule)
I'm tied up all day long. (work schedule)
Daytime مقابل Day-time
كاسم (الوقت نفسه)
- daytime The period with sunlight
كصفة (تصف شيئاً)
- day-time Something that happens during the day
Daytime (اسم) مقابل Day-time (صفة)
أي واحدة أستخدم؟
هل بتوصف اسم تاني؟ (زي 'job' أو 'show')
هل بتقصد فترة النهار بين الشروق والغروب؟
تصنيف الاستخدام
استخدم `daytime` (اسم)
- • During the daytime
- • I prefer the daytime
- • Daytime is bright
استخدم `day-time` (صفة)
- • A day-time meeting
- • Day-time temperatures
- • The day-time schedule
أمثلة حسب المستوى
I sleep in the daytime.
I sleep during the day.
The daytime is hot.
The hours of light are hot.
I like daytime TV.
I like television shows during the day.
Birds sing in the daytime.
Birds sing when it is light.
It is safer to walk in the daytime.
Walking is safer when there is light.
We have many daytime activities planned.
We have activities for the day.
The daytime sky is blue.
The sky during the day is blue.
She works a daytime job.
She has a job during the day.
Daytime temperatures are expected to rise.
Temperatures during the day will go up.
The museum is only open during the daytime.
The museum closes at night.
I prefer daytime flights because I can see the view.
Flights during the day are better for me.
Most daytime talk shows are quite similar.
TV shows in the afternoon are alike.
The transition from daytime to dusk is beautiful here.
The change from day to evening is nice.
Daytime running lights are mandatory for cars in this country.
Cars must have lights on during the day.
The city's daytime population doubles due to commuters.
More people are in the city during the day.
He struggled to adjust to a daytime schedule after years of night shifts.
Changing to day work was hard.
The artist captured the harshness of the daytime sun.
The painting showed the strong sun.
Daytime nesting habits vary significantly between species.
Animals have different habits during the day.
The film utilizes natural daytime lighting to create a sense of realism.
Real light was used in the movie.
Economic activity during the daytime remains the primary driver of the local market.
Day business is the most important.
The poem juxtaposes the chaotic daytime with the serene night.
The poem compares day and night.
The shift toward closed compounds like 'daytime' reflects a broader orthographic trend.
Writing 'daytime' as one word is part of a trend.
Daytime visibility was severely hampered by the unexpected fog.
You couldn't see well during the day.
The architectural design maximizes daytime illumination through expansive skylights.
The building uses a lot of natural light.
سهل الخلط
Learners often use 'daily' when they mean 'during the day'.
Thinking they are separate words because they are two nouns.
Using 'daytime' to refer to the light itself.
أخطاء شائعة
day time
daytime
day-time
daytime
in daytime
in the daytime
daytimes
daytime
a day-time job
a daytime job
during daytime
during the daytime
day time TV
daytime TV
day-time temperatures
daytime temperatures
daily time
daytime
daytime's heat
the daytime heat
day-time
daytime
day time
daytime
day-time running lights
daytime running lights
أنماط الجُمل
I usually ___ in the daytime.
The ___ is much better during the daytime.
Daytime ___ can be very ___.
Despite the ___, I prefer to ___ in the daytime.
Real World Usage
Check the daytime schedule for the news.
Daytime highs will reach 25 degrees.
I am looking for a position with daytime hours.
These predators are rarely seen in the daytime.
Can't talk now, too busy in the daytime. Call u tonight!
Ensure daytime running lights are functional.
قاعدة 'قبل الاسم'
I have a day-time meeting.
لا تستخدم 'Day-time' لوحدها
I work in the daytime.
فكر في الكلمات المشابهة
full-time مقابل full time. إتقانك للنمط ده هيسهل عليك كتير: It is a full-time job.
المناسبات النهارية والمسائية
day-time بيعني إن اللبس والجو هيكونوا كاجوال أكتر: It is a day-time wedding.
Smart Tips
Always use 'daytime' as one word. These are the most common places you'll see it.
Think of the sun. The sun is one solid circle. 'Daytime' is one solid word.
Be careful! You might see 'night-time' with a hyphen, but don't let it trick you into hyphenating 'daytime'.
Remember that it doesn't need a hyphen even before a noun, because it's already a single word.
النطق
Stress Pattern
The stress is on the first syllable 'DAY'.
Vowel Sounds
Both 'a' and 'i' are long vowels (diphthongs).
Falling intonation
I love the daytime. ↘
Standard statement of fact.
احفظها
وسيلة تذكّر
Daytime is like the sun: it's one big, bright thing, so keep it as one big, bright word!
ربط بصري
Imagine the words 'Day' and 'Time' being welded together by a bright sunbeam. The heat is so strong that they melt into a single word: daytime.
Rhyme
When the sun is high and the sky is blue, 'daytime' is one word, through and through.
Story
Once, 'Day' and 'Time' were neighbors with a fence (a hyphen) between them. But they liked each other so much that they tore down the fence and became one single family called 'Daytime'.
Word Web
تحدٍّ
Write three sentences about your favorite thing to do when the sun is up, using the word 'daytime' in each one. Check that you haven't used any hyphens!
ملاحظات ثقافية
'Daytime TV' has a specific cultural connotation, often associated with soap operas, talk shows, and game shows aimed at people who are at home during the day.
In many large cities, the 'daytime population' is a key metric for urban planners, as it includes millions of commuters who aren't there at night.
While both use 'daytime', British English is much more likely to keep the hyphen in 'night-time', creating a slight inconsistency in the language.
Derived from Old English 'dæg' (day) and 'tīma' (time).
بدايات محادثة
Do you prefer the daytime or the nighttime?
What are the daytime temperatures like in your city during summer?
If you had to work a night shift, how would you spend your daytime?
How has daytime television changed in your country over the last decade?
مواضيع للكتابة اليومية
أخطاء شائعة
Test Yourself
daytime هو الاسم اللي بيشير لفترة النهار. الجملة بتتكلم عن *إمتى* المحلات بتفتح، يعني 'خلال فترة ضوء النهار'.day-time كأنها اسم، وده غلط. الصح لاستخدام الاسم اللي بيعبر عن الفترة الزمنية هو daytime.Score: /3
تمارين تطبيقية
8 exercisesI prefer to do my grocery shopping in the ___.
She has a ___ job, so she is home by 6 PM.
Find and fix the mistake:
The day-time temperatures are very high in the desert.
He works during the hours when it is light.
In modern English, 'daytime' should always be hyphenated when used as an adjective.
A: Why do you look so tired? B: I'm not used to working ___; I usually work the night shift.
Sort these: day-time, daytime, day time
1. Daytime, 2. Daily, 3. Daylight
Score: /8
Practice Bank
11 exercisesDo you have any ___ appointments available this week?
The flowers will only bloom if they get enough sunlight during the ___.
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose the correct sentence:
Her new medication has to be taken in the daytime.
What is the building's daytime phone number?
Translate into English: 'El programa de televisión diurno fue cancelado.'
Translate into English: 'Prefiero la calma del día.'
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Arrange these words into a sentence:
Match the terms with their role:
Score: /11
الأسئلة الشائعة (10)
It's not 'wrong' in a way that people won't understand, but it's very old-fashioned. Modern dictionaries like Oxford and Merriam-Webster list it as 'daytime' (one word).
English is inconsistent! 'Daytime' became a single word faster than 'night-time' did. Some people use 'nighttime' as one word too, but 'night-time' remains common in the UK.
It's much more natural to say 'in the daytime' or 'during the daytime'. Without 'the', it sounds a bit like 'telegraphese' or a newspaper headline.
Technically, you can use it to mean 'on various occasions during the day,' but it's very rare. Stick to 'in the daytime'.
No. Unlike 'well-known' or 'fast-acting', 'daytime' is a closed compound noun that acts as an adjective. It doesn't need a hyphen.
'Daytime' is the time (e.g., 2 PM). 'Daylight' is the light itself. You can't have 'daytime' in a windowless room, but you can still be in the 'daytime' period!
Yes, it is the standard spelling in all major varieties of English, including British, American, Canadian, and Australian.
Stress the first part: **DAY**-time. The 'time' part is shorter and has less emphasis.
No, it's a noun or an adjective. To use it like an adverb, you need a preposition: 'He works *in the* daytime.'
It's neutral! You can use it in a text to a friend or in a scientific report about animal behavior.
Scaffolded Practice
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In Other Languages
el día / durante el día
Spanish uses a phrase; English uses a single compound word.
la journée
French has a specific single noun; English joins two nouns.
die Tageszeit
German adds an 's' (genitive) between the words; English does not.
昼間 (hiruma)
Japanese uses kanji compounds; English uses Latin script compounds.
وقت النهار (waqt al-nahar)
Arabic is always two words; English is one.
白天 (báitiān)
Chinese characters are always the same size; English words change length when joined.
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