# yesterday: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/yesterday
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: A1
Part of speech: adverb; noun

Katakana pronunciation: イエスタデー

## Meaning in English
Yesterday means the day before today. It can be an adverb or a noun.
### 日本語の意味
yesterday は「昨日」、つまり今日の前の日という意味です。副詞としても名詞としても使えます。

### Examples
- 昨日、映画を見ました。
  - English: I watched a movie yesterday.
- 昨日は寒かったです。
  - English: Yesterday was cold.
- 昨日の夜、彼に会いました。
  - English: I saw him yesterday evening.

## English equivalents
- yesterday
## Japanese equivalents
- 昨日
- きのう
## Common patterns
- **past verb + yesterday**: past action on the previous day Example: I started yesterday.
- **Yesterday was + adjective/noun**: describe the previous day Example: Yesterday was busy.

## More from Anaversity
- [Japanese–English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english)
- [yesterday in the English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/yesterday)
- [AI and agent access guide](https://anaversity.com/llms.txt)

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