How to Say ‘From yesterday’ in Portuguese
De ontem
duh ohn-TENG
[duh ohn-TENG]
💬 Usage Tip: [De ontem] means yesterday in the sense of 'from yesterday' or 'yesterday's': [o evento de ontem], [a reunião de ontem]. Portuguese often uses this pattern where English would use an apostrophe.
Phrase Breakdown
De
[duh]
of; from
A preposition; here it helps specify time with ontem.
Na expressão «De» ontem, a preposição liga a referência temporal.
In the expression “of yesterday,” the preposition links the time reference.
ontem
[ohn-TENG]
yesterday
A time word referring to the day before today.
Mencionei «ontem» para recordar rapidamente qual foi o encontro.
I mentioned “yesterday” to quickly remind which meeting it was.
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