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How to Say ‘At yesterday's event’ in Portuguese

No evento de ontem

noo ee-VEHN-too duh ohn-TENG

[noo ee-VEHN-too duh ohn-TENG]

💬 Usage Tip: No is em + o, so no evento literally comes from 'in the event'. De ontem is the usual way to say 'yesterday's', as in a conversa de ontem.

Phrase Breakdown

No evento

noo ee-VEHN-too

At the event / in the event

No = em + o; used here to refer to being at the event.

Example

Estive no evento.

I was at the event.

Words in this phrase

No

[noo]

at the

Contraction meaning in the or at the, used before a masculine noun.

Example

Usei «No» evento de ontem para situar a conversa no tempo e no lugar.

I used “at the” event yesterday to place the conversation in time and place.

evento

[ee-VEHN-too]

event

A professional or social gathering.

Example

O «evento» de ontem foi excelente para networking.

Yesterday’s “event” was excellent for networking.

De ontem

duh ohn-TENG

From yesterday / yesterday's

Used to indicate that something happened or belongs to yesterday.

Example

A reunião de ontem foi longa.

Yesterday's meeting was long.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

A preposition that connects event with yesterday.

Example

A palavra «de» liga «evento» a «ontem».

The word “of” links “event” to “yesterday.”

ontem

[ohn-TENG]

yesterday

Refers to the day before today.

Example

Ao escrever «ontem», a referência fica imediata para o destinatário.

By writing “yesterday,” the reference becomes immediate for the recipient.

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