Significado
To work extremely hard.
Contexto cultural
In communities like the Patels or Shahs, 'Rāt-divas ek karavā' is not just an idiom but a lifestyle expectation for the first generation of any business. The 'Board Exam' culture in Gujarat is intense. Parents often use this phrase to motivate (or pressure) children during the months of February and March. Farmers in regions like Saurashtra use this during the harvest season when they must work through the night to ensure crops are processed before rain. Gujaratis living in the US, UK, or Canada often use this phrase to describe their early years of struggle in a new country.
Use it for praise
If you want to impress a Gujarati person, use this phrase to describe their hard work. It shows you value their effort deeply.
Don't over-conjugate
Keep 'Rāt-divas' together. Don't say 'Rāt ek કરી અને દિવસ પણ એક કર્યો.' It sounds very unnatural.
Significado
To work extremely hard.
Use it for praise
If you want to impress a Gujarati person, use this phrase to describe their hard work. It shows you value their effort deeply.
Don't over-conjugate
Keep 'Rāt-divas' together. Don't say 'Rāt ek કરી અને દિવસ પણ એક કર્યો.' It sounds very unnatural.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the idiom.
તેણે ડોક્ટર બનવા માટે _______ એક કર્યા.
The standard idiom uses 'Rāt-divas' (Night-Day).
Which sentence correctly uses the idiom in the past tense?
Choose the correct sentence:
The verb 'karyā' is the correct plural past tense form for 'rāt-divas'.
Match the situation to the most appropriate use of the idiom.
Situation: A student studying for 18 hours a day for a month.
Intense study is the perfect context for this idiom.
Complete the dialogue.
A: તારો પ્રોજેક્ટ પૂરો થયો? B: હા, એના માટે મેં _______.
Completing a project usually requires hard work, not eating or watching TV.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosતેણે ડોક્ટર બનવા માટે _______ એક કર્યા.
The standard idiom uses 'Rāt-divas' (Night-Day).
Choose the correct sentence:
The verb 'karyā' is the correct plural past tense form for 'rāt-divas'.
Situation: A student studying for 18 hours a day for a month.
Intense study is the perfect context for this idiom.
A: તારો પ્રોજેક્ટ પૂરો થયો? B: હા, એના માટે મેં _______.
Completing a project usually requires hard work, not eating or watching TV.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasOnly if you are very serious about it, like training for a marathon. For casual hobbies, it sounds too dramatic.
Both are correct. 'Rāt-divas' is more common in daily speech, while 'Din-rāt' sounds slightly more formal.
Yes, it is very common in business to describe the effort put into a new venture or a big deal.
Not literally. It means you worked so much that sleep was not your priority. It's a hyperbole.
Yes, it's seen as a sign of dedication, not bragging, especially in a work or study context.
The opposite would be 'આળસ કરવી' (to be lazy) or 'સમય બગાડવો' (to waste time).
Yes: 'હું રાત-દિવસ એક કરીશ' (I will work day and night).
Very common in motivational scenes in Gujarati cinema (Dhollywood).
Yes, it's a great way to compliment someone's hard work.
Not at all. It is used by all age groups in Gujarat.
Frases relacionadas
લોહીનું પાણી કરવું
synonymTo work extremely hard (literally: to turn blood into water).
ખૂબ મહેનત કરવી
similarTo work very hard.
આળસ કરવી
contrastTo be lazy.
આકાશ-પાતાળ એક કરવા
builds onTo leave no stone unturned (literally: to merge sky and underworld).
