Korean word

엊그제

Pronunciation

Romanizationeotkkeuje

Meaning

  • adverbthe day before yesterday

Example

나는 엊그제 친구를 만났어.na neun eot kkeu je chin gu reul man na sseo

I met my friend the day before yesterday.

Illustration for 엊그제 (the day before yesterday)

More examples

엊그제부터 목이 조금 아팠어.eot kkeu je bu teo mo gi cho geum a pa sseo

My throat has been a little sore since the day before yesterday.

Core concept

A point in the very recent past, usually two days before now but sometimes simply a few days ago.

Common phrases

  • 엊그제 아침eot kkeu je a chim

    the day before yesterday morning

  • 엊그제부터eot kkeu je bu teo

    since the day before yesterday

  • 엊그제쯤eot kkeu je jjeum

    around the day before yesterday

Similar words

그저께keujeokke: Places an event two days before today in a familiar everyday phrase.
그제keuje: Places an event two days before today in a brief everyday phrase.
며칠 전myeochil cheon: Points to something that happened a few days earlier.

Definition in Korean

엊그제는 비교적 최근의 과거를 가리키는 부사로, 보통 말하는 시점에서 이틀 전을 뜻하거나 가볍게 '얼마 전'의 뜻으로 쓰인다.eot kkeu je neun pi gyo jeok choe geu nui kwa geo reul ka ri ki neun pu sa ro po tong mal ha neun si jeo me seo i teul cheo neul tteu ta geo na ka byeop kke eol ma cheon ui tteu seu ro sseu in da

Word origin

This native Korean time adverb is formed around the expression for the day before yesterday, which helps explain both its usual two-day reference and its broader recent-past use.

Usage tips

  • In casual conversation, the exact timing can remain loose, so a date or number of days is better when precision matters.

Other meanings

  • the other dayadverb

Opposites

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