Kilo Lingo

/jɛʁ/

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Translation

yesterday

Word origin

From Latin heri ('yesterday'). The Latin adverb is related to the root behind English 'yester-' in 'yesterday'.

Origin
Latin
Root
heri

Examples

.

He arrived yesterday evening around nine.

, j' vieille .

Yesterday I ran into an old friend by chance.

-midi.

The document was signed yesterday afternoon.

, '.

Yesterday it rained all day without stopping.

l' .

I saw her at the market yesterday morning.

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