दैनिक (dainik)
adjective
A formal/written-register adjective meaning 'daily,' used mainly for schedules, publications, and routines in slightly formal contexts; the everyday spoken alternative is रोज़ाना (rozaanaa) or रोज़ (roz).
Sense
1
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daily, occurring every day
adjective
Synonyms: रोज़ाना (rozaanaa), रोज़ (roz), प्रतिदिन (pratidin, literary/formal, adverbial use)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: You will see this word constantly in the mastheads of newspapers -- names like दैनिक भास्कर (dainik bhaaskar) and दैनिक जागरण (dainik jaagran) literally mean 'Daily Bhaskar' and 'Daily Jagran.' That association makes दैनिक (dainik) feel print-and-schedule flavored to native ears, while रोज़ (roz) and रोज़ाना (rozaanaa) are what people actually say about their own daily habits.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often use दैनिक (dainik) in casual speech where रोज़ाना (rozaanaa) or रोज़ (roz) would sound far more natural -- दैनिक (dainik) is common in writing (newspapers, timetables, reports) but can feel stiff in a spoken sentence like 'main roz school jaata hoon.' 2) Because it ends in -इक (-ik) rather than -आ (-aa), learners sometimes try to inflect it for gender/number like a regular adjective; it stays invariant across masculine, feminine, and plural nouns.
Sample Sentences:
यह अख़बार एक दैनिक समाचार पत्र है।
This newspaper is a daily news publication.
(yah akhbaar ek dainik samaachaar patr hai।)
कंपनी हर कर्मचारी को दैनिक भत्ता देती है।
The company gives every employee a daily allowance.
(kampnii har karmchaarii ko dainik bhattaa detii hai।)
डॉक्टर ने उसे दैनिक व्यायाम की सलाह दी।
The doctor advised him to do daily exercise.
(doktar ne use dainik vyaayaam kii salaah dii।)
दैनिक भास्कर की बिक्री इस शहर में सबसे ज़्यादा है।
Dainik Bhaskar's sales are the highest in this city.
(dainik bhaaskar kii bikrii is shahar men sabse zyaadaa hai।)
कृपया अपनी दैनिक रिपोर्ट शाम पाँच बजे तक भेजें।
Please send your daily report by five in the evening.
(kripyaa apnii dainik riport shaam paanch baje tak bhejen।)
यदि सरकार दैनिक मज़दूरी बढ़ा दे, तो मज़दूरों की हालत सुधर जाएगी।
If the government raises the daily wage, the workers' condition would improve.
(yadi sarkaar dainik mazdoorii badhaa de, to mazdooron kii haalat sudhar jaaegii।)
अगर हर घर में दैनिक अख़बार पढ़ा जाता, तो लोग ज़्यादा जागरूक होते।
If a daily newspaper were read in every household, people would be more aware.
(agar har ghar men dainik akhbaar padhaa jaataa, to log zyaadaa jaagrook hote।)
इस संस्थान में दैनिक वेतन पर मज़दूर रखे जाते हैं।
Workers are hired on daily wages at this institution.
(is sansthaan men dainik vetan par mazdoor rakhe jaate hain।)
पत्रिका में उसकी दैनिक टिप्पणी प्रकाशित होती रही है।
His daily commentary has been getting published in the magazine.
(patrikaa men uskii dainik tippnii prakaashit hotii rahii hai।)
संपादक चाहते हैं कि दैनिक संस्करण समय पर प्रकाशित हो।
The editor wants the daily edition to be published on time.
(sampaadak chaahte hain ki dainik sanskran samay par prakaashit ho।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
दैनिक
(dainik)