How do you use "spare time" in a sentence?

What do you do in your spare time? I read a lot in my spare time. She doesn't have much spare time these days.

spare time

Q: What does "spare time" mean?

Free time when you are not working or doing obligations 'Spare time' is time you have available beyond your duties. You do things 'in your spare time'. 'Spare' means extra or available. It is interchangeable with 'free time' but 'spare time' is slightly more natural.

Collocation BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: Free time when you are not working or doing obligations

空闲时间

tiempo libre

空き時間

여가 시간

'Spare time' is time you have available beyond your duties. You do things 'in your spare time'. 'Spare' means extra or available. It is interchangeable with 'free time' but 'spare time' is slightly more natural.

'Spare time'是你在工作和义务之外可以自由支配的时间。你在'spare time'里做事情。'Spare'意思是多余的、可用的。它与'free time'可以互换，但'spare time'更自然。

'Spare time' es el tiempo disponible más allá de tus obligaciones. Se hacen cosas 'in your spare time'. 'Spare' significa extra o disponible. Es intercambiable con 'free time', pero 'spare time' suena algo más natural.

「spare time」は仕事や義務以外に使える時間です。「spare time」に何かをします。「spare」は余分な、利用可能なという意味です。「free time」と同じ意味ですが、「spare time」の方がやや自然です。

'spare time'은 의무적인 일 외에 자유롭게 쓸 수 있는 시간입니다. 'in your spare time'의 형태로 사용합니다. 'spare'는 여분의, 사용 가능한이라는 뜻입니다. 'free time'과 바꿔 쓸 수 있지만, 'spare time'이 약간 더 자연스럽습니다.

Ejemplos

What do you do in your spare time?
你空闲时间做什么？
¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?
空き時間に何をしますか？
여가 시간에 뭐 하세요?
I read a lot in my spare time.
我空闲时间经常看书。
Leo mucho en mi tiempo libre.
空き時間にたくさん本を読みます。
여가 시간에 책을 많이 읽어요.
She doesn't have much spare time these days.
她最近没有太多空闲时间。
Últimamente no tiene mucho tiempo libre.
彼女は最近あまり空き時間がありません。
그녀는 요즘 여가 시간이 별로 없어요.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: everyday, leisure

Tono: practical

✓ Correcto

What do you do in your spare time?
你空闲时间做什么？
¿Qué haces en tu tiempo libre?
空き時間に何をしますか？
여가 시간에 뭐 해요?
I have no spare time.
我没有空闲时间。
No tengo tiempo libre.
空き時間がありません。
여가 시간이 없어요.
In my spare time, I play guitar.
我空闲时间弹吉他。
En mi tiempo libre toco la guitarra.
空き時間にギターを弾きます。
여가 시간에 기타를 쳐요.

✗ Incorrecto

What do you do in your empty time? (use 'spare time' not 'empty time')
你empty time做什么？（用'spare time'而不是'empty time'）
¿Qué haces en tu empty time? (se usa 'spare time', no 'empty time')
empty timeに何をしますか？（「empty time」ではなく「spare time」を使います）
empty time에 뭐 해요? ('empty time'이 아니라 'spare time'을 씁니다)
What do you do in your extra time? (use 'spare time' not 'extra time' — 'extra time' is used in football)
你extra time做什么？（用'spare time'而不是'extra time'——'extra time'在足球中使用）
¿Qué haces en tu extra time? (se usa 'spare time', no 'extra time' — 'extra time' se usa en fútbol)
extra timeに何をしますか？（「extra time」ではなく「spare time」を使います。「extra time」はサッカーで使われます）
extra time에 뭐 해요? ('extra time'이 아니라 'spare time'을 씁니다—'extra time'은 축구에서 쓰입니다)

Origen e historia

Natural English collocation — 'spare' meaning surplus or available, combined with 'time' for unused hours.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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