yesterday
要点きのう、きのうは
意味
- きのう,昨日
- 昨今,近ごろ;《古》過去
- きのうは,昨日は
- 昨今,近ごろ
- きのうの,昨今の
例文
I went to a concert yesterday with some friends.
きのう友達とコンサートに行きました。
It wasn't until yesterday that I heard the news.
昨日になってはじめて私はその知らせをきいた。
It was not until yesterday that I knew the fact.
昨日になって初めてその事実を知った。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English yesterday, yisterday, ȝesterdai, ȝisterdai, from Old English ġiestrandæġ, ġister dæġ, ġestor dæġ, ġeostran dæġ (“yesterday”), by surface analysis, yester- + day. Cognate with Scots yisterday, yesterday (“yesterday”), Saterland Frisian jässendeeg, järsendeges (“yesterday”, adverb), West Frisian justerdei (“yesterday”), Dutch gisterdag (“yesterday”), dialectal German gestertag (“yesterday”), Swedish gårdag (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”, adverb). Compare further Dutch gisteren (“yesterday”), German gestern (“yesterday”).