Ayer
Example: Ayer fui al parque con mis amigos por la tarde.
Definition
"Ayer" is an adverb used to refer to the day before today, indicating a time in the recent past. For example, in the phrase "Ayer fui al parque con mis amigos por la tarde," it means the previous day when the action took place.
Etymology
The word "ayer" comes from the Latin word "heri," which also meant yesterday. Over time, it evolved through old Spanish forms to become "ayer." Did you know that "ayer" is related to similar words in other Romance languages, such as "ieri" in Italian and "hier" in French, all pointing to the concept of the day before today?
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"Ayer" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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