tags
Translation
by day, during the day
Examples
Tags scheint die Sonne, nachts der Mond.
The sun shines by day, the moon by night.
Er arbeitet tags und studiert abends.
He works during the day and studies in the evening.
Grammar Patterns
tags + verb to do sth. by day Tags arbeite ich im Büro.
Similar Words
Synonyms: tagsüber, am Tag; Antonyms: nachts
Etymology
An adverb derived from the genitive case of 'Tag' (day), meaning 'of the day' or 'by day'.
Memory Tips
The '-s' ending often forms adverbs of time in German, like 'morgens' (in the morning) and 'abends' (in the evening). 'Tags' follows this pattern.