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The German word for yesterday is
gestern





yesterday

German Definition


yesterday
     Adverb:
     [1] gestern
          [1] He arrived only yesterday.
            Er kam gerade gestern an.
     Substantiv:
     [1] Gestern; der gestrige Tag
     [2] übertragen: vergangene Zeiten; die frühere, damalige Zeit
          [1] Yesterday was rainy and cold all day.
            ›Gestern war es die ganze Zeit regnerisch und kalt.‹
          [2] Many grandparents are always reminiscing about yesterday.
            Viele Großeltern denken immer an alte Zeiten zurück.
          [2] Today's cars aren't all that different from the models of yesterday.
            Heutige Autos unterscheiden sich kaum von den Modellen von damals.



Translations for yesterday and their definitions

Gestern ©
     n. yesterday (the recent past)
     adv. yesterday


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