Hungarian Word of the Day
tegnap
/TEG-nap/ • adverb — 7th of May, 2026
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Meaning: yesterday (the day before today)
Examples
- Tegnap esett az eső.
(It rained yesterday.) - Tegnap találkoztam Péterrel.
(I met Péter yesterday.) - Tegnap este moziba mentünk.
(We went to the cinema last night.)
Synonyms
- az előző nap
- múlt nap
Use 'tegnap' to refer to the day before today. It usually appears before the verb or time phrase (e.g. 'Tegnap elmentem...'). Contrast with 'ma' (today) and 'holnap' (tomorrow). Hungarian stress is always on the first syllable: TEG-nap.
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