How to Say ‘Yesterday's event’ in Japanese
昨日のイベント
kinou no ibento
[kee-noh noh ee-BEN-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: 昨日 is read (kinō) in everyday speech. Put の after it and it describes the noun that follows: 昨日のメール "yesterday's email".
Phrase Breakdown
昨日
kinou
[kee-noh]
yesterday
A time word meaning the day before today.
昨日は忙しかったです。
Yesterday was busy.
の
no
[noh]
of; linking particle
Connects 'usual' to 'road.'
いつもの道を使いたいです。
I'd like to use the usual road.
イベント
ibento
[ee-BEN-toh]
event
A katakana loanword meaning “event” (like a gathering, festival, or special program).
イベントは何時に始まりますか。
What time does the event start?
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