yesterday

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. The day immediately before today; one day ago.
2. (figuratively) The past, often in terms of being outdated.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) On the day before today.
2. (informal, not-comparable) As soon as possible.

Concepten

gisteren

gister

van gisteren

Tegenovergesteld aan

tomorrow

Synoniemen

day before

tomorrow

long ago

last

late

morning

past

past tense

recently

some time ago

yes

to morrow

previous day

day before today

before

on the day before

day before yesterday

eternity

in the past

Vertalingen

hier

ayer

ieri

gestern

ontem

ahir

dün

heri

χθες

here

ièr

أمس

gèr

χθές

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈjɛstədeɪ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: yesterday

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ġiestrandæġ

Verwant aan Schots: yisterday

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃

Verwant aan Nederlands: gisteren

Verwant aan Duits: gestern

In summary

From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ (“yesterday”), by surface analysis, yester- + day. Cognate with Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Saterland Frisian jässendeeg, järsendeges (“yesterday”, adverb), West Frisian justerdei (“yesterday”), Dutch gisterdag (“yesterday”), dialectal German gestertag (“yesterday”), Swedish gårdag (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”).

Zinnen

Did you ask particularly that you should have yesterday , the Tuesday ?

Heb je vooral gevraagd dat je gisteren, de dinsdag, had moeten hebben?

I went swimming with dolphins yesterday .

Ik ging gisteren zwemmen met dolfijnen.

I have blisters on my hands because I was bouldering yesterday .

Ik heb blaren op mijn handen omdat ik gisteren bouldering was.

Teresa , Mildrid, Ralph , and Vonda all arrived yesterday evening .

Teresa, Mildrid, Ralph en Vonda zijn gisteravond allemaal aangekomen.