Usage Note
Ieri is invariable and always refers to the day immediately before today. Key compounds: ieri sera ('last night / yesterday evening'), ieri mattina ('yesterday morning'), l'altro ieri ('the day before yesterday'). It is commonly used with the passato prossimo tense in spoken Italian.
Examples
"Ieri sera siamo andati al cinema."
Natural Translation
Last night we went to the cinema.
Literal Translation
Yesterday evening we-are gone to-the cinema.
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