German word

gestrig

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈgɛstʁɪç/

Meaning

  • adjectiveyesterday's

Example

Wir sprechen über das gestrige Spiel.

We are talking about yesterday's game.

Illustration for gestrig (yesterday's)

More examples

Auf der gestrigen Party haben wir lange geredet.

We talked for a long time at yesterday's party.

Core concept

A calendar page from one day ago attached to the people, events, or things linked to it.

Common phrases

  • die gestrige Party

    yesterday's party

  • das gestrige Treffen

    yesterday's meeting

  • ein gestriges Foto

    yesterday's photo

Similar words

letzte: Describes the most recent one or period.
vergangene: Describes something belonging to a past time or period.
vorige: Describes the one immediately preceding another in a sequence or timeframe.

Definition in German

Ein Adjektiv, das etwas dem gestrigen Tag zuordnet oder als am vorherigen Tag stattgefunden kennzeichnet.

Word origin

Gestrig is formed from gestern, meaning 'yesterday', with the adjective-forming suffix -ig.

Usage tips

  • Unlike the adverb gestern, gestrig modifies a noun and takes adjective endings for gender, number, and case.

Opposites

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