yesterday

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yesterday(
yehs
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tuhr
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dey
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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
1. (the day before)
a. ayer
Yesterday we went to the movies.Ayer fuimos al cine.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
2. (the day before)
a. ayer
We began our yoga lessons yesterday morning.Ayer por la mañana empezamos las clases de yoga.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
3. (the day before)
a. el ayer
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Yesterday was a really productive day.Ayer fue un día realmente productivo.
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yesterday
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (general)
a. el ayer
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
adverb
2. (general)
a. ayer
the day before yesterdayanteayer
yesterday morning/eveningayer por la mañana/por la tarde
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yesterday [ˈjestədeɪ]
adverb
ayer
yesterday afternoon ayer por la tarde; yesterday morning/evening ayer por la mañana/tarde; all day yesterday todo el día de ayer; late yesterday ayer a última hora
I wasn't born yesterday no me chupo el dedo (informal)
noun
ayer (m)
the day before yesterday anteayer; yesterday was Monday ayer era lunes; all our yesterdays todos nuestros ayeres
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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