Significado
The day before today.
Contexto cultural
In nomadic culture, 'yesterday's' pasture quality determines today's herd movement. People often ask 'Өчигдөр хаана хоносон бэ?' (Where did you spend last night?) as a standard greeting when meeting travelers. In the city, 'өчигдөр' is often used to complain about the previous day's traffic jam (түгжрэл), which is a universal conversation starter. During the Lunar New Year, 'өчигдөр' refers to 'Bituun' (the eve), a day of massive preparation and eating to fullness. If you missed a call or an event 'өчигдөр', it is polite to apologize specifically using the word to show you remember the timing.
Sentence Starter
Always try to put 'Өчигдөр' at the very beginning of your sentence to make your meaning clear immediately.
Tense Match
Never use 'Өчигдөр' with 'байна' (is/am/are). Use 'байсан' (was/were) instead.
Significado
The day before today.
Sentence Starter
Always try to put 'Өчигдөр' at the very beginning of your sentence to make your meaning clear immediately.
Tense Match
Never use 'Өчигдөр' with 'байна' (is/am/are). Use 'байсан' (was/were) instead.
The -хөн Suffix
Use 'Өчигдөрхөн' to sound more native when expressing that something happened surprisingly recently.
Greeting Context
Asking about someone's 'yesterday' is a great way to show interest in their life beyond just 'How are you?'
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'yesterday'.
________ би номын санд суусан.
The verb 'суусан' is in the past tense, so 'Өчигдөр' (yesterday) is the correct time marker.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct sentence:
'Өчигдөр' must be paired with a past tense verb like 'ирсэн'.
Match the Mongolian time expression with its English translation.
Match the following:
These are the four basic temporal anchors in Mongolian.
Complete the dialogue.
А: Өчигдөр цаг агаар ямар байсан бэ? Б: Өчигдөр ________ байсан.
The adjective 'дулаахан' (warm) correctly completes the sentence 'Yesterday was warm.'
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
The Days of the Week Center
Time
- • Уржигдар (2 days ago)
- • Өчигдөр (Yesterday)
- • Өнөөдөр (Today)
- • Маргааш (Tomorrow)
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejercicios________ би номын санд суусан.
The verb 'суусан' is in the past tense, so 'Өчигдөр' (yesterday) is the correct time marker.
Select the correct sentence:
'Өчигдөр' must be paired with a past tense verb like 'ирсэн'.
Empareja cada elemento de la izquierda con su par de la derecha:
These are the four basic temporal anchors in Mongolian.
А: Өчигдөр цаг агаар ямар байсан бэ? Б: Өчигдөр ________ байсан.
The adjective 'дулаахан' (warm) correctly completes the sentence 'Yesterday was warm.'
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
10 preguntasYes, but it's less common. 'Би ажилласан, өчигдөр' sounds like an afterthought.
'Өчигдөр' is the standard word for yesterday. 'Өнгөрсөн өдөр' is more formal and literally means 'the day that passed'.
Simply say 'Өчигдөр өглөө'. No prepositions needed!
Absolutely. It is the standard term for all levels of formality.
No, the word itself stays the same, but the verb ending might become more formal (e.g., -лаа vs -сан).
No, it specifically means the day before today. For 'the other day', use 'нөгөөдөр' or 'саяхан'.
Use the genitive: 'Өчигдрийн мэдээ'.
It's often quite soft, almost like a breathy 'h' or a very light 'g'.
Forgetting to change the verb to the past tense.
Yes, 'Өчигдөр орой' means yesterday evening/night.
Frases relacionadas
Уржигдар
similarThe day before yesterday
Өчигдөрхөн
specialized formJust yesterday
Өчигдрийнх
builds onThe one from yesterday
Өнгөрсөн өдөр
synonymThe past day
Өнөөдөр
contrastToday
Маргааш
contrastTomorrow
