gestern
dasNounyesterday
English translations
- 01
Yesterday
Word details
- German meaning
- Der Tag vor dem heutigen Tag.
- English meaning
- Yesterday
- Synonym
- vergangener Tag
- German example
- Ich war gestern im Kino.
- English example
- I was at the cinema yesterday.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Gestern
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- begegnen
to encounter
- antreffen
to encounter, to meet
- das Licht der Welt erblicken
To be born, to see the light of day
- abgefahren
Abgefahren can have several meanings: It can mean 'crazy' or 'unusual,' but also 'cool' or 'great.' The context is crucial.
- gestrig
Yesterday's
- aufgeführt
Performed
- Inauguration
Inauguration
- gesehen
seen
- Indienststellung
The official commissioning of a ship, vehicle, or facility.
- ein Hühnchen rupfen
To have a bone to pick with someone
- sich blicken lassen
To show one's face means to briefly appear, often unexpectedly or after a long absence.
- über den Durst trinken
To drink too much
- zu tief ins Glas gucken
To drink too much; to be drunk
- zu tief ins Glas blicken
To drink too much
- zu tief ins Glas schauen
To drink too much means to consume an excessive amount of alcohol.
- gegossen
Poured
- bekanntgegeben
announced
- altbacken
Stale
- Kater
Hangover
- Kater
Hangover
- Fondue
fondue
- Ankündigung
announcement
- Parahelium
Sundog
- Bekanntgabe
Announcement
- Unterzeichnung
signature, signing
- Erstkommunion
First Communion
- Volleyballspiel
volleyball game
- Mitvergangenheit
The simple past tense, also known as the preterite, is a past tense form in German.
- Anfangswort
The first word in a text, phrase, or sentence.
- Orchestermusik
Orchestral music
- Einundzwanzig
Twenty-one
- Umstandsbestimmung
Adverbial modifier
- einschlafen
to fall asleep
- Umdreher
A turncoat is colloquially a person who suddenly and completely changes their opinion or position.
- gekommen
arrived
- getrunken
Drunk
- gesollt
"Gesollt" is the past participle of the modal verb "sollen" and describes an obligation or expectation that was in the past.
- vorbeifahren
to drive by
- aufgetreten
Occurred, performed
- niederkommen
To give birth
- getroffen
Met
- passiert
happened
- bombig
Awesome, great, fantastic
- töfte
great, awesome
- abgerockt
Rocked out
- jemandem über den Weg laufen
to run into someone
- geguckt
watched
- Präteritum
past tense (preterite)
Example sentences with “gestern”
Ich war gestern im Kino. (I was at the cinema yesterday.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'gestern' an adverb?
Yes, it is a temporal adverb.