Illustration: At a family's kitchen counter, a child adds today's instant photograph to a daily photo diary with one pocket for each consecutive day. Three adjacent pockets contain the latest entries, and the following pockets are empty.

おととい

ototoi

the day before yesterday

Also written 一昨日. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

おとといそこへ行いきました。
I went there the day before yesterday.
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一昨日おととい成田なりたに着つきました。
I arrived at Narita the day before yesterday.
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その事故じこはおととい起おきた。
The accident happened the day before yesterday.
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