No. 116 in Greek

χθες

"Χθες" means "yesterday" in English.

In a sentence

Χθες πήγαμε στον κινηματογράφο.
Yesterday we went to the cinema.
In this sentence, 'χθες' is used as an adverb of time to indicate that the action took place the day before today.
Συζητήσαμε για τα γεγονότα που συνέβησαν χθες.
We discussed the events that occurred yesterday.
Here, 'χθες' again functions as an adverb of time, highlighting the day when the mentioned events occurred.
Η ανάμνηση της χθεσινής μέρας είναι ακόμα νωπή.
The memory of yesterday's day is still fresh.
In this example, the word 'χθες' is adapted into its genitive form 'χθεσινής' to act as an adjective describing the noun 'μέρας' (day).

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