i går

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See also: igar, igår, -igar, and i gar

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse í gær, í gjár (yesterday) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).

Pronunciation

Phrase

i går

  1. yesterday (the day before today)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

i går

  1. yesterday

Usage notes

Often spelt igår, but this is not an official spelling.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.

Prepositional phrase

i går

  1. yesterday

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish ī gār, from Old Norse í gær, í gjár (yesterday) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).

Adverb

i går (not comparable)

  1. yesterday (on the day before today)

See also