Frequency rank: 11,906. – 11,937.
- day before yesterday
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
Forms
- 一昨日【おととい】【おとつい】【いっさくじつ】Frequency rank: 11,906. – 11,937.
- おとといFrequency rank: 38,768. – 39,308.
- おとつい
- いっさくじつ
Generated definitions (experimental)
- day before yesterday
This term is used to refer to the day that occurred prior to yesterday. It is commonly used in everyday conversation when discussing events or activities that took place two days ago.
Generated collocations (experimental)
いっさくひ一昨日のよる夜the night before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日のできごと出来事events of the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日のにゅうすニュースnews from the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日のかいぎ会議meeting from the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日にいった行ったwent on the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日のてんき天気the weather on the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日のじてん時点でas of the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日のきろく記録record from the day before yesterdayいっさくひ一昨日にもどる戻るto go back to the day before yesterday
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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The exhortation "Don't quote Wikipedia" was included in the Asahi newspaper of yesterday or the day before.
It has been raining since the day before yesterday, but it may clear up this afternoon.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday.
He may have absented himself from school the day before yesterday.
I met her by chance on the train the day before yesterday.
The day before yesterday he witnessed a weird incident in the wilderness.