How to Say "Yesterday" in Turkish

dün

/dyn/from spelling rules

The English word "yesterday" is translated into Turkish as dün.

dün is used to refer to the day before today, serving as both a noun and an adverb.

Meaning: day before today (noun)

Related words

To use dün as an adjective to modify a noun, use the form dünkü, which is created by adding the suffix -ki to the word.

/dyn/. The final sound is like the [n] in the English word "not".

While dün refers to the day, its ancient root tün specifically described a dark night or the time of darkness.
Turkish uses the word dün in the common expression dünden beri, which translates to 'since yesterday' but is often used to mean 'for a while now'.
Turkish has a specific word for 'the day before yesterday', which is evvelsi gün.

O, dün çok içti.
He drank a lot yesterday.
This sentence shows how to use dün to describe when an action occurred.
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Dün, o geç döndü.
Yesterday he came back late.
This sentence demonstrates starting a sentence with dün.
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O dün bana yazdı.
He wrote to me yesterday.
This sentence illustrates the placement of dün within a sentence.
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Dün, güzel bir film seyrettik.
Yesterday, we watched a great movie.
Dün akşam yemeği için restorana gittik.
We went to a restaurant for dinner yesterday.
Dünden beri onu görmüyorum.
I haven't seen him/her since yesterday.
Dünden sonra hava çok güzeldi.
The weather was great after yesterday.
Dün akşam arkadaşlarımla sinemaya gittim.
I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday evening.
Dün annemle alışverişe çıktık.
Yesterday, I went shopping with my mom.
Dünden beri neredeydin?
Where have you been since yesterday?
Dün akşam konsere gittik.
We went to a concert yesterday evening.
Dün akşam yemeğini kendin mi yaptın?
Did you cook dinner yourself yesterday evening?
Dünkü yemek çok lezzetliydi.
Yesterday's food was very delicious.
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Sources

Wiktionary, “yesterday” translations and entries dün, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries dün, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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