tegnap

Tegnap is a Hungarian adverb meaning "yesterday." It refers to the day before the current day and is used to situate events in the recent past.

As a time adverb,teg nap can be placed before the main verb or at the start of a sentence. It is commonly combined with time-of-day phrases such as teg nap reggel (yesterday morning), teg nap délután (yesterday afternoon), teg nap este (yesterday evening), and teg nap éjjel (yesterday night). In everyday language, it supports past-tense statements, for example: “Tegnap dolgoztam” (I worked yesterday) or “Tegnap esett az eső” (It rained yesterday).

Tegnap is invariable; it does not take suffixes and remains unchanged regardless of grammatical context.

In relation to other Hungarian time words, teg nap contrasts with ma (today) and holnap (tomorrow). It is widely used across formal and informal registers and is considered a basic part of the Hungarian lexicon.

Etymology is not typically a focus in standard usage; teg nap is regarded as a core native adverb for indicating the previous day.

Examples:

- Tegnap esett az eső.

- Tegnap reggel korán keltem.

- Tegnap este filmet néztem.