No. 1,708 in Catalan
ahir
"Ahir" means "yesterday" in English.
In a sentence
Ahir vaig anar al mercat.
Yesterday I went to the market.
Ahir is used as an adverb indicating the time frame of the action, specifically referring to the day before today.
Ja et vaig dir ahir que vindria.
I already told you yesterday that I would come.
Ahir is used to specify when the statement took place, denoting the completion of an event on the day prior to the current day.
L'ahir ens mostra les decisions del passat.
Yesterday shows us past decisions.
Ahir is used as a noun, referring to the past day metaphorically to represent previous events or actions.
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