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minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoDefinitely both exist in Japanese and they are used fairly frequently. 一昨日 day before yesterday 昨日 yesterday 今日 today 明日 tomorrow 明後日 day after tomorrow
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoThere are also technically words for 3 and 4 days from now (also 3 and 4 days ago), but I don’t think they get used much. 明々後日 弥の明後日
minus-squaretiredofsametab@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoI never learnt them and don’t remember seeing them, but that’s neat :)
Definitely both exist in Japanese and they are used fairly frequently.
一昨日 day before yesterday 昨日 yesterday 今日 today 明日 tomorrow 明後日 day after tomorrow
There are also technically words for 3 and 4 days from now (also 3 and 4 days ago), but I don’t think they get used much.
明々後日
弥の明後日
I never learnt them and don’t remember seeing them, but that’s neat :)