German adverb · CEFR A1
gestern
Meaning in English: yesterday
Example
Gestern war ich den ganzen Tag im Bett.
Yesterday I was in bed all day.
How common is gestern?
gestern is number 2,094 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 44 times per million words — about once every 23,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 71% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 2,090Zweckepurposes
- 2,091ausgestattetequipped, furnished
- 2,092sämtlicheall, entire
- 2,093Anträgeapplications, motions
- 2,094gesternyesterday
- 2,095die Ursachecause, reason
- 2,096die Freiheitfreedom, liberty
- 2,097eureyour (plural informal)
- 2,098praktischpractical, handy; practically
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