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?
J'étais ici avant-hier.
I was here the day before yesterday.
Il est décédé avant-hier.
He passed away the day before yesterday.
Je m'y suis rendu avant-hier.
I went there the day before yesterday.
Ils en sont partis avant-hier.
They left there the day before yesterday.
L'accident s'est passé avant-hier.
The accident happened the day before yesterday.
Je l'ai rencontré avant-hier.
I met him the day before yesterday.
Le vent soufflait, avant-hier.
The wind was blowing the day before yesterday.
Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday.
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.
Je suis arrivée à Narita avant-hier.
I arrived at Narita the day before yesterday.