Grammatical class

Adverb

avant-hier

two days ago; the day before yesterday

Details

Syllables

avant-hier

Phonetics

a.vɑ̃.tjɛʁ

Grammatical class

Adverb

Freq. (books)

5724

Freq. (movies)

5165

Freq. (news)

12103

Sentences

Es-tu venu avant-hier ?

Did you come the day before yesterday?

A1

J'étais ici avant-hier.

I was here the day before yesterday.

A1

Il est décédé avant-hier.

He passed away the day before yesterday.

A1

Je m'y suis rendu avant-hier.

I went there the day before yesterday.

A1

Ils en sont partis avant-hier.

They left there the day before yesterday.

A2

L'accident s'est passé avant-hier.

The accident happened the day before yesterday.

A2

Je l'ai rencontré avant-hier.

I met him the day before yesterday.

B1

Le vent soufflait, avant-hier.

The wind was blowing the day before yesterday.

B1

Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.

It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday.

B1

J'ai envoyé un e-mail à Tom avant-hier, mais je n'ai pas encore reçu de réponse.

The day before yesterday, I sent Tom an e-mail, but I haven't received any answer from him yet.

B1

Je suis arrivée à Narita avant-hier.

I arrived at Narita the day before yesterday.

B2