A2Grammar
Er war gestern nicht zu Hause.
He was not at home yesterday.
In German
Er war gestern nicht zu Hause.
Ayr vahr gess-tern nisht tsoo how-zuh.
🇬🇧 English
He was not at home yesterday.
🇪🇸 Español
Él no estuvo en casa ayer.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Ieri non era a casa.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Er | He | Pronoun |
| war | was | Simple past of 'sein' |
| gestern | yesterday | Adverb of time |
| nicht | not | Negation |
| zu Hause | at home | Idiomatic phrase |
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Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'sein'
Variations
Gestern war er nicht zu Hause.
Yesterday he was not at home.
Er befand sich gestern nicht zu Hause.
He was not at home yesterday (more formal).