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 from the genitive case of 'Tag' (day), meaning 'of the day' or 'by day'.
Memory Tips
The '-s' ending is a common way to form adverbs of time in German, like 'morgens' (in the morning) and 'abends' (in the evening). 'Tags' is part of this family.