| German > English |
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| von gestern |
| adj. outdated |
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| DVDs sind von gestern. Du brauchst Blu-Ray. - DVDs are antiquated. You need Blu-ray. |
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| adj. (idiomatic, chiefly in negation) born yesterday |
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| Ich bin doch nicht von gestern! - I wasn't born yesterday! |
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| Analysis |
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| von |
| prep. from |
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| Ich fahre von Köln nach Hamburg. - I'm travelling from Cologne to Hamburg. |
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| Ich hab’s von meiner Schwester gehört. - I heard it from my sister. |
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| prep. of, belonging to (often replacing genitive; see usage note below) |
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| das Auto meines Vaters - - = uxi = uxi, das Auto von meinem Vater, my father’s car / the car of my father |
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| Gestern |
| n. yesterday (the recent past) |
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| adv. yesterday |
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