i går

See also: igar, igår, -igar, and i gar

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse í gær, í gjár (“yesterday”) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [iˈɡ̊ɒ̝ˀ]

Phrase

i går

1. yesterday (the day before today)

Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

i går

1. yesterday

Usage notes

Often spelt igår, but this is not an official spelling.

References

• “går” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse í gær, í gjár.

Prepositional phrase

i går

1. yesterday

References

• “i går” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• igår

Etymology

From Old Swedish ī gār, from Old Norse í gær, í gjár (“yesterday”) (whence Icelandic í gær and Faroese í gjár).

Adverb

i går (not comparable)

1. yesterday (on the day before today)

See also

• i övermorgon
• i morgon
• i dag
• i förrgår
• gårdag