No. 3,553 in Dutch
overdag
"Overdag" means "during the day."
In a sentence
Ik werk meestal overdag en slaap 's nachts.
I usually work during the daytime and sleep at night.
Here, 'overdag' refers to the general timeframe of the daytime hours contrasted with nighttime.
Overdag is het meestal drukker op de wegen dan 's avonds.
During the day, it is usually busier on the roads than in the evening.
In this example, 'overdag' is used to indicate the period of the day, distinguishing it from the evening hours.
De winkels zijn overdag geopend en sluiten 's avonds.
The stores are open during the day and close in the evening.
The word 'overdag' here specifies that the opening hours of the shops are within the daytime.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “overdag” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “overdag” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).