VocabJLPT N1
day before yesterday
NounAdverb

Definitions

  1. 1. day before yesterday
  2. 2. Daytime (astronomy)
This time expression refers to the day before yesterday. It is a common word in everyday conversation and is used just like "yesterday" or "today" to anchor events in time relative to the present day.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Has my boss been weirdly nice since the day before yesterday? That's actually suspicious.

Sentence 2

Oh wow, the curry from the day before yesterday is still sitting in the pot!

Sentence 3

It's a little unsettling how much I feel like the person I was the day before yesterday is a stranger.

Sentence 4

That rumor had already been denied as of the day before yesterday, hadn't it?

Sentence 5

We received a message saying, "The invoice from the day before yesterday has the wrong amount."