igår

Usages of igår

Igår försökte jag ringa dig, men din telefon var avstängd.
Yesterday I tried to call you, but your phone was turned off.
Igår cyklade jag genom parken för att komma till jobbet snabbare.
Yesterday I biked through the park to get to work faster.
Kan vi komma vid samma tid som igår?
Can we come at the same time as yesterday?
Titta här, det är bättre än igår.
Look here, it is better than yesterday.
Titta där, kaffet är sämre än igår.
Look there, the coffee is worse than yesterday.
Min mobil är trasig; den gick sönder igår.
My mobile phone is broken; it broke yesterday.
Ringde hon dig i morse eller igår?
Did she call you this morning or yesterday?
Det är hon vars förslag vi valde igår.
It is she whose suggestion we chose yesterday.
Om jag hade vetat det, skulle jag ha ringt igår.
If I had known that, I would have called yesterday.
Hon glömde sin mössa igår, så halsduken blev viktig.
She forgot her hat yesterday, so the scarf became important.
I dag springer hon bara hälften så långt som igår.
Today she runs only half as far as yesterday.
Hon räknar snabbt och ser att siffrorna i boken inte är lika höga som igår.
She counts quickly and sees that the numbers in the book are not as high as yesterday.
Jag målade väggen igår, men jag behöver en mindre pensel idag.
I painted the wall yesterday, but I need a smaller paintbrush today.

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