Signification
The day before today.
Contexte culturel
Hungarians often use 'tegnapelőtt' (day before yesterday) much more than English speakers, who might just say 'two days ago'. It's a very precise culture regarding recent history. The phrase 'tegnapra kell' (it's needed for yesterday) is a common, slightly stressful joke in Hungarian offices to indicate a task is extremely urgent. Many famous Hungarian poems use 'tegnap' to contrast the fleeting nature of youth or happiness with the present reality. On Hungarian Instagram, you'll see #tegnap used for photos from the previous night's party, often as a way to extend the social experience.
The '-i' Rule
If you want to say 'yesterday's something', always add '-i'. Tegnap -> Tegnapi.
Tense Match
Never use 'tegnap' with a future tense verb unless you are being very poetic or sarcastic.
Signification
The day before today.
The '-i' Rule
If you want to say 'yesterday's something', always add '-i'. Tegnap -> Tegnapi.
Tense Match
Never use 'tegnap' with a future tense verb unless you are being very poetic or sarcastic.
Tegnapelőtt
Learn this word early. Hungarians use it much more than English speakers use 'the day before yesterday'.
Belated Wishes
If you missed a birthday 'tegnap', use 'utólag' when you finally call.
Teste-toi
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'yesterday'.
______ moziban voltam a barátaimmal.
The verb 'voltam' is in the past tense, so 'Tegnap' is the only logical choice.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct adjectival usage.
When describing a noun (leves), you must use the adjectival form 'tegnapi'.
Match the Hungarian time word with its English meaning.
Match the pairs:
These are the four basic temporal anchors in Hungarian.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Mit csináltál ______? B: Aludtam egész nap.
The answer 'Aludtam' (I slept) is in the past tense, indicating the question was about yesterday.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Adverb vs Adjective
Banque d exercices
4 exercices______ moziban voltam a barátaimmal.
The verb 'voltam' is in the past tense, so 'Tegnap' is the only logical choice.
Choose the correct adjectival usage.
When describing a noun (leves), you must use the adjectival form 'tegnapi'.
Associez chaque element a gauche avec son pair a droite :
These are the four basic temporal anchors in Hungarian.
A: Mit csináltál ______? B: Aludtam egész nap.
The answer 'Aludtam' (I slept) is in the past tense, indicating the question was about yesterday.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, 'tegnap' is an adverb and stands alone. You just say 'Tegnap mentem.'
You can say 'tegnap este' (yesterday evening) or 'tegnap éjjel' (yesterday night).
It is neutral. It's used in every level of formality.
'Múltnap' is not a standard word. Always use 'tegnap' for yesterday.
No, 'tegnap' is specifically 24 hours ago. Use 'mostanában' for recently.
Use 'tegnap óta'.
No, it is a hard 'g' sound, fully pronounced.
Yes, in sentences like 'A tegnap nehéz volt' (Yesterday was hard), it acts as a noun.
It means 'the day before yesterday'.
Tegnapi hírek.
Expressions liées
tegnapelőtt
builds onThe day before yesterday
tegnapi
specialized formYesterday's
ma
contrastToday
tavaly
similarLast year
múltkor
similarThe other time / recently
