(いっさくばん)

いっさくばん
noun
the night before last
formaltime-general
1. the night before last
The evening or night of the day before yesterday. A formal, largely written word; in speech people usually say おとといの(ばん) or おとといの(よる).
一昨晩(いっさくばん)(あめ)()った
It rained the night before last.
一昨晩(いっさくばん)から(ねつ)(つづ)いている
I've had a fever since the night before last.
This morning I emailed everyone about what was decided at the meeting the night before last.

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Formal and mostly written — news reports, police statements, and business correspondence. In conversation おととい(ばん) is the natural choice.

Related time words

The prefix 一昨(いっさく) means "one before last" and appears in a small closed set of time words.

Related Words

Related: 一昨日(おととい)