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vorgestern

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German

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Etymology

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    From vor- +‎ gestern.

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    vorgestern

    1. ereyesterday, the day before yesterday
      Synonym: vor zwei Tagen

    See also

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    Dates relative to today in German (layout · text)
    –3 –2 –1 0 +1 +2 +3
    direct speech three days ago two days ago yesterday today tomorrow in two days in three days
    vor drei Tagen, vorvorgestern vorgestern gestern heute morgen übermorgen in drei Tagen, überübermorgen
    reported speech three days before, three days earlier two days before, two days earlier the day before on that day the next day two days later three days later
    drei Tage vorher/davor zwei Tage vorher/davor am Tag zuvor an jenem Tag am nächsten Tag, am Tag danach zwei Tage später/danach drei Tage später/danach

    Further reading

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    • vorgestern” in Duden online
    • vorgestern”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)