van gisteren zijn
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to be of yesterday”.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
- (intransitive) to be born yesterday (to be naive, to be easily deceived)
Usage notes edit
- Like English be born yesterday, this expression is frequently used with negations, though positive use occurs relatively often in indirect speech.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of van gisteren zijn: see zijn.