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gestern

"gestern" means "yesterday" in German. It is number 475 on the frequency list, in A2 (adv).

Meaning

yesterday

IPA

/ˈɡɛstərn/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ich kam gestern.
  I came yesterday.
  Tatoeba: JWeighardt / CK
• Danke für gestern.
  Thanks for yesterday.
  Tatoeba: Esperantostern / CK
• Das war gestern.
  That was yesterday.
  Tatoeba: raggione / Luornu

Learned together

In the course, "gestern" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• woher where from, whence
• lang long
• überhaupt overall, in general
• groß big, large, large-scale
• oben above
• letzte last
• endlich finite, limited
• etwa approximately
• schwer heavy, weighty

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