No. 3,903 in German
tagsüber
"Tagsüber" means "during the day" in English.
In a sentence
Ich arbeite tagsüber im Büro.
I work at the office during the day.
Here, 'tagsüber' indicates the general time frame in the daytime hours during which the speaker works.
Tagsüber scheint die Sonne besonders hell.
During the day, the sun shines particularly bright.
In this sentence, 'tagsüber' describes a natural phenomenon occurring specifically in the daytime.
Wir können tagsüber einkaufen gehen.
We can go shopping during the day.
'Tagsüber' is used here to suggest a preferred or recommended time frame for an activity, namely shopping.
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