दाहिनी तरफ़ (daahinii taraf)

adverb A directional phrase meaning 'to/on the right side'; दाहिनी (daahinii) is the feminine form of the adjective दाहिना (daahinaa) 'right', agreeing with the feminine noun तरफ़ (taraf, 'side/direction').
Sense 1 : on/to the right side (direction)
adverb Functions as a fixed adverbial phrase giving direction, typically with motion or location verbs: दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ना (daahinii taraf mudnaa, 'to turn right').
Synonyms: दायीं तरफ़ (daayiin taraf, variant form), दाहिने हाथ (daahine haath, 'on the right hand side'), राइट साइड (raait saaid, colloquial)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You will hear this constantly from auto-rickshaw drivers and while giving directions in Delhi: सीधे चलो, फिर दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ जाना (siidhe chalo, phir daahinii taraf mud jaanaa, 'go straight, then turn right'). In casual speech many Delhi speakers simply say दायें (daayen) instead of the fuller दाहिनी तरफ़ (daahinii taraf), so both are worth recognizing.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes use the masculine दाहिना (daahinaa) here instead of दाहिनी (daahinii) -- since तरफ़ (taraf) is feminine, the adjective must agree and take the feminine form. 2) दाहिनी (daahinii) is sometimes confused with बायीं (baayiin, 'left') by learners still building this pair -- they are opposites, not variants.
Sample Sentences:
सीधे चलो, फिर दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ जाना। Go straight, then turn to the right.
(siidhe chalo, phir daahinii taraf mud jaanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगला मोड़ दाहिनी तरफ़ है। The next turn is to the right.
(aglaa mod daahinii taraf hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वह दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ गया। He turned to the right.
(vah daahinii taraf mud gayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
ऑटो वाला हमेशा उस चौराहे पर दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ता है। The auto driver always turns to the right at that intersection.
(oto vaalaa hameshaa us chauraahe par daahinii taraf mudtaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ें, बाज़ार वहीं से शुरू होता है। Please turn to the right, the market starts from there.
(kripyaa daahinii taraf muden, baazaar vahiin se shuroo hotaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
क्या हमें यहाँ से दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ना चाहिए? Should we turn to the right from here?
(kyaa hamen yahaan se daahinii taraf mudnaa chaahie?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर वह दाहिनी तरफ़ मुड़ता, तो सीधा स्टेशन पहुँच जाता। If he had turned to the right, he would have reached the station directly.
(agar vah daahinii taraf mudtaa, to siidhaa steshan pahunch jaataa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
गाड़ी दाहिनी तरफ़ मोड़ी जा रही है। The car is being turned to the right.
(gaadii daahinii taraf modii jaa rahii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
मंदिर पहुँचने के लिए आपको दाहिनी तरफ़ जाना होगा। To reach the temple, you will have to go to the right.
(mandir pahunchne ke lie aapko daahinii taraf jaanaa hogaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
बस स्टॉप के ठीक बाद दाहिनी तरफ़ एक गली आती है। Right after the bus stop, a lane comes on the right side.
(bas stop ke thiik baad daahinii taraf ek galii aatii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active