i går
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse í gær, í gjár (“yesterday”) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
- yesterday (the day before today)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adverb edit
Usage notes edit
Often spelt igår, but this is not an official spelling.
References edit
- “går” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Prepositional phrase edit
References edit
- går “i går” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish ī gār, from Old Norse í gær, í gjár (“yesterday”) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).
Adverb edit
i går (not comparable)
- yesterday (on the day before today)