No. 19,739 in Korean
엊그제
"엊그제" means "the day before yesterday" or "a few days ago."
In a sentence
엊그제 친구를 만났어요.
I met a friend just a few days ago.
Here, 엊그제 refers to a specific day recently in the past—literally just a couple of days ago.
엊그제 봄이 된 것 같은데 벌써 여름이에요.
It feels like spring was just a few days ago, but it's already summer.
In this sentence, 엊그제 is used to give a sense of a very recent past, emphasizing rapid progression of time.
엊그제 이야기했던 주제가 생각났어요.
I remembered the topic we talked about a few days ago.
This instance of 엊그제 highlights reflection on a specific past occurrence, framing it as recent in memory.
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