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).
おととい東京(とうきょう)に行(い)きました。
I went to Tokyo the day before yesterday.
おとといの夜(よる)、雨(あめ)が降(ふ)りました。
It rained the night before last.
おとといから風邪(かぜ)です。
I've had a cold since the day before yesterday.
おとといの朝(あさ)、駅(えき)で友達(ともだち)に会(あ)いました。
I met my friend at the station the morning of the day before yesterday.
おととい買(か)った本(ほん)はとても面白(おもしろ)かったので、昨日(きのう)もう一(いっ)冊(さつ)買(か)いに行(い)きました。
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.

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

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Related: 昨日(きのう) (yesterday)
Related: あさって (day after tomorrow)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:38 · Revised 2026.5.13 22:08
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