Ontem
Example: Ontem, eu fui ao parque com meus amigos.
Definition
"Ontem" is an adverb used to refer to the day before today. It indicates a time in the recent past, often used to describe events or actions that happened in the previous day, as in "Ontem, eu fui ao parque com meus amigos" (Yesterday, I went to the park with my friends).
Etymology
The word "ontem" comes from the Latin term 'hesternus', which means 'of yesterday'. Over time, the initial 'h' was dropped in Portuguese, and the word evolved into the modern form 'ontem'. Did you know that the same Latin root also influenced similar words for 'yesterday' in other Romance languages?
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