No. 412 in Romanian
ieri
"Yesterday."
In a sentence
Ieri am mers la piață să cumpăr fructe.
Yesterday, I went to the market to buy fruits.
In this sentence, 'ieri' is an adverb denoting the day preceding today, functioning as a temporal marker for an action.
A fost atât de cald ieri încât toată lumea s-a dus la plajă.
It was so hot yesterday that everyone went to the beach.
Here, 'ieri' acts as an adverb referring to the specific time (the previous day) associated with the described event.
Ieri am primit o veste bună și încă sunt foarte fericit.
Yesterday, I received good news, and I am still very happy.
In this example, 'ieri' is an adverb used to indicate when the action of receiving the news occurred, establishing temporal context.
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