gestern Nacht

German

Alternative forms

  • gestern nacht

Adverb

gestern Nacht

  1. last night; during the night preceding the present day
    Synonyms: heute Nacht, letzte Nacht
  2. the night before last night
    Synonyms: vorgestern Nacht, vorletzte Nacht
    Gestern Nacht hatte ich stundenlang wachgelegen, aber heute Nacht konnte ich sehr gut schlafen.
    The night before last night I had lain awake for hours, but last night I slept very well.

Usage notes

  • Generally this term will be understood as "last night". Sense 2 is only possible when the context is clear, as in the example above. Even then it is fairly rare.
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