おととい

おととい
noun
day before yesterday
1. day before yesterday
The day that was two days ago. Part of the sequence: おととい (day before yesterday) → きのう (yesterday) → きょう (today).
I went to Tokyo the day before yesterday.
It rained the night before last.
I've had a cold since the day before yesterday.
I met my friend at the station the morning of the day before yesterday.
The book I bought the day before yesterday was very interesting, so I went to buy another one yesterday.

おととい means "the day before yesterday." Usually written in hiragana, though the kanji 一昨日(おととい) exists.

TIME SEQUENCE:

  • おととい: day before yesterday
  • きのう: yesterday
  • きょう: today
  • あした: tomorrow
  • あさって: day after tomorrow

GRAMMAR:

Like other time words, おととい can modify a verb directly without a particle:

  • おととい()った (I went the day before yesterday)

VARIANT READINGS:

  • おとつい: casual/dialectal pronunciation
  • いっさくじつ: formal reading of 一昨日(いっさくじつ)

RELATED:

  • 一昨年(おととし/いっさくねん): year before last