What does hier in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word hier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hier in French.
The word hier in French means yesterday, not long ago, the day before yesterday, That's nothing new, last night, only yesterday, just yesterday, more than yesterday, less than tomorrow. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word hier
yesterdayadverbe (veille d'aujourd'hui) (previous day) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") J'ai reçu la convocation hier. I received the summons yesterday. |
not long agoadverbe (il y a peu de temps) (recent past) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") Hier encore, on ne parlait pas d'informatique. Not long ago, computing was still unheard of. |
the day before yesterdayadverbe (le jour avant hier) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Elle est rentrée avant-hier de vacances. |
That's nothing new(ce n'est pas nouveau) |
last nightlocution adverbiale (la veille au soir) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'était un grand match, hier soir. It was a big match last night. |
only yesterday, just yesterday(hier justement) Tiens, j'en parlais pas plus tard qu'hier ! Why, I was saying that only yesterday! |
more than yesterday, less than tomorrowlocution adverbiale (beaucoup) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
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