दाहिने (daahine)
adverb
Means 'right' as in the right-hand side or direction, used mainly in giving directions. Related to the adjective दाहिना (daahinaa), of which this is the oblique/adverbial form.
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to the right, on the right side
adverb
Synonyms: दायें (daayen), राइट (raait, colloquial, English loan)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly from auto and taxi drivers navigating Delhi's colonies: सीधे चलो, फिर दाहिने मुड़ जाओ (siidhe chalo, phir daahine mud jaao, 'go straight, then turn right'). दायें (daayen) is the more common everyday variant in casual speech, while दाहिने (daahine) feels slightly more standard/careful, the kind of word you'd hear from a formal announcement or a teacher giving directions on a map.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for बाएँ (baaen, 'left') and दाहिने (daahine) as a fixed direction pair -- e.g. दाहिने मुड़िए (daahine mudie, 'turn right') -- but forget that दाहिने (daahine) itself doesn't change form regardless of who is turning, unlike a regular adjective.
Sample Sentences:
सीधे चलिए और फिर दाहिने मुड़ जाइए।
Go straight and then turn right.
(siidhe chalie aur phir daahine mud jaaie।)
मंदिर दाहिने हाथ पर है।
The temple is on the right hand side.
(mandir daahine haath par hai।)
अगले चौराहे से दाहिने मुड़ना।
Turn right at the next intersection.
(agle chauraahe se daahine mudnaa।)
यात्रीगण कृपया दाहिने द्वार से बाहर निकलें।
Passengers, please exit from the right door.
(yaatriigan kripyaa daahine dvaar se baahar niklen।)
अगर वह दाहिने मुड़ता तो हम स्टेशन पहुँच जाते।
If he had turned right, we would have reached the station.
(agar vah daahine mudtaa to ham steshan pahunch jaate।)
नक्शे में दाहिने कोने पर एक तीर बना है।
There is an arrow drawn on the right corner of the map.
(nakshe men daahine kone par ek tiir banaa hai।)
शायद रास्ता दाहिने से भी जाता हो।
Perhaps the path goes from the right side too.
(shaayad raastaa daahine se bhii jaataa ho।)
टीचर ने नक्शे पर दिखाया कि स्कूल दाहिने की तरफ़ है।
The teacher showed on the map that the school is towards the right.
(tiichar ne nakshe par dikhaayaa ki skool daahine kii taraf hai।)
बस दाहिने लेन में चलती रहेगी।
The bus will keep going in the right lane.
(bas daahine len men chaltii rahegii।)