엊그제

This is the 19739th most frequent Korean word.


엊그제

"엊그제" means "the day before yesterday" or "a few days ago."


Here, 엊그제 refers to a specific day recently in the past—literally just a couple of days ago.

엊그제 친구를 만났어요.

I met a friend just a few days ago.


In this sentence, 엊그제 is used to give a sense of a very recent past, emphasizing rapid progression of time.

엊그제 봄이 된 것 같은데 벌써 여름이에요.

It feels like spring was just a few days ago, but it's already summer.


This instance of 엊그제 highlights reflection on a specific past occurrence, framing it as recent in memory.

엊그제 이야기했던 주제가 생각났어요.

I remembered the topic we talked about a few days ago.