Yesterday is the day that preceded today's day.
Yesterday is a term that comes from the Latin ad heri . It is a concept that can be used as an adverb or as a noun , always linked to a past tense .
The most common use of yesterday refers to the day that immediately precedes today's day . For example : if today is Friday, yesterday was Thursday. As you can see, yesterday is the day before the current one.
The previous day
It can be said that yesterday refers to a very near past . That is why the notion is frequently used in everyday life, since its effects are usually still valid: “Yesterday I hit my leg and it still hurts,” “I am not going to cook today because there was food left over from yesterday,” “In my house We have been without an Internet connection since yesterday.”
If we position ourselves in the present ( today ) of a timeline, the day before is yesterday , while the day before yesterday is the day before yesterday . Looking into the future, the day after today is tomorrow and then comes the day after tomorrow .
The temporal ordering, therefore, is as follows: the day before yesterday – yesterday – today (the current day) – tomorrow – the day after tomorrow.
Yesterday as past in general
The idea of yesterday can also be used to refer to a more distant or indefinite past . In fact, talking about yesterday allows us to mention the past tense in its broadest sense.
“The customs of yesterday often seem strange to us today”, “My psychologist told me that I should not live in yesterday since I have to deal with the present” y “His eyes, bright yesterday, have lost their light since the tragedy happened.” son expressions que usan el término de este modo.
Yesterday can be referred to to refer to the past in general.
The importance of moving forward
Philosophy , psychology, sociology and other sciences have studied how yesterday affects people and communities. It is usually understood that the present is, to a greater or lesser extent, a consequence of yesterday .
This means that, at a general level, an individual's behavior and feelings are tied to experiences from their past. However, yesterday must be “processed” (understood, accepted) to have a full or peaceful present.
Suppose a man suffered abuse in his childhood from his parents. That yesterday surely conditioned his development and shaped his personality, but it is not a determining factor for him not being happy in adulthood or for him not being able to build a healthy bond with his own children.
In a society , yesterday is analyzed by historians. Although what happened years, decades and centuries ago is key to understanding the present circumstances of a people, it should not be an anchor that prevents progress or projecting the future.
“Yesterday” in music
It is interesting to note that many songs are titled “Yesterday,” reflecting the importance of this word. In 1993 , two great artists included songs titled this way in their albums: Luis Miguel (on the album “Aries” ) and Gloria Estefan (on “Mi tierra” ).
Closer in time, Enrique Iglesias recorded “Ayer” for his album “Euphoria” , which went on sale in 2010 .
Finally, we cannot fail to mention “Yesterday” ( “Yesterday” , in our language ), the classic composed by Paul McCartney that is part of the album “Help!” by The Beatles .