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Pronunciation / Transliteration: il ee ah
"Je suis venu ici il y a deux jours."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In the past; measured back from the present time.
"They arrived in the city three years ago." - 2
Before now (used with a specific period of time in past-tense contexts).
"I met him long ago at a university conference."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'ago', 'agon', representing the past participle of 'agon' (to pass, depart), from Old English 'āgān' (to pass away, elapse). It evolved from expressing the passing of time into a standard adverbial measure of time before the present.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ago" is said worldwide
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il y a
Transliteration: il ee ah
"Je suis venu ici il y a deux jours."
vor
Transliteration: for
"Ich bin vor zwei Tagen angekommen."
fa
Transliteration: fah
"Siamo arrivati due ore fa."
hace
Transliteration: ah-seh
"Llegué hace tres días."
atrás
Transliteration: ah-trahs
"Eu cheguei há dois dias."
पहले
Transliteration: pehle
"मैं दो दिन पहले आया था।"
以前
Transliteration: yǐqián
"我三天前到了。"
전에
Transliteration: jeon-e
"저는 이틀 전에 도착했습니다."
前
Transliteration: mae
"私は三日前に到着しました。"
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