No. 318 in Spanish
ayer
"Yesterday."
In a sentence
Ayer fui al mercado.
Yesterday, I went to the market.
In this sentence, "ayer" is used as an adverb to indicate that the action occurred on the day before today.
Quedé con mis amigos ayer por la tarde.
I met with my friends yesterday afternoon.
Here "ayer" also functions as an adverb, specifying the time frame when the event happened.
Ayer fue un día tranquilo.
Yesterday was a calm day.
In this context, "ayer" is again an adverb describing a day prior to today, but used as the subject of the sentence to define the day itself.
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