🇫🇷 French

hier

masculine

l' hier

yesterday

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hier
/ljɛʁ/
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How do you say hier in French?

IPA
/ljɛʁ/

How do you pronounce hier in French?

hier is pronounced /ljɛʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

L'hier était un jour sombre et triste; je me souviens du ciel gris qui couvrait la ville.

Yesterday was a dark and sad day; I remember the gray sky that covered the city.

L'hier m'a laissé des souvenirs douloureux, mais le présent m'offre une nouvelle chance.

Yesterday left me with painful memories, but the present offers me a new chance.

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Why is it masculine?

Hier is not a noun and does not have grammatical gender in French. It is an adverb meaning "yesterday" and adverbs in French are invariable words that do not carry gender. The word should not be assigned a gender value.

What is the French word for yesterday?

The French word for yesterday is l' hier — masculine.

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