haut / muer / gëschter
Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday
haut = today, muer = tomorrow, gëschter = yesterday, iwwermuer = the day after tomorrow, virgëschter = the day before yesterday.
How It Works
The five days
- virgëschter: the day before yesterday
- gëschter: yesterday
- haut: today
- muer: tomorrow
- iwwermuer: the day after tomorrow
They are always small letters. Haut with a capital H is a different word: the skin.
Parts of the day
With haut, muer and iwwermuer, the part of the day takes an article:
- haut de Moien: this morning
- haut de Mëtteg: today at lunchtime, this afternoon
- haut den Owend: this evening, tonight
- muer de Moien: tomorrow morning
On its own, de Moien or den Owend means this morning or this evening. With gëschter and virgëschter there is no article: gëschter Owend (yesterday evening), gëschter Mueren (yesterday morning).
For habits, use moies, mëttes, owes and nuets instead.
Word order
You can put the time word first or after the verb. The verb stays in second place: Ech schaffen haut. / Haut schaffen ech. See word order basics.
Future and past
With muer, the present tense talks about the future: Muer fueren ech op Esch. (see present for future). With gëschter you will usually hear the perfect: Wat hues du gëschter gemaach?
Useful phrases: Bis muer! (See you tomorrow!) and vun haut op muer (overnight, from one day to the next).
Examples (6)
- Bis muer!
See you tomorrow!
Word by Word: Until tomorrow!
- Mir hu muer zou.
We're closed tomorrow.
Word by Word: We have tomorrow closed.
The present tense with muer talks about the future.
- Ech hunn haut Gebuertsdag.
It's my birthday today.
Word by Word: I have today birthday.
- Wat hues du gëschter gemaach?
What did you do yesterday?
Word by Word: What have you yesterday done?
Gëschter usually goes with a past tense.
- Mäin Neveu huet iwwermuer Gebuertsdag.
My nephew's birthday is the day after tomorrow.
Word by Word: My nephew has the-day-after-tomorrow birthday.
- Mir gesinn eis den Owend.
We'll see each other this evening.
Word by Word: We see us the evening.
Den Owend on its own means this evening.
Common Mistakes
Putting the subject before the verb after a time word.
Muer ech schaffen.Muer schaffen ech.When muer comes first, the verb must be the second element, so the subject moves after it.
Writing haut with a capital letter.
Ech hunn Haut Zäit.Ech hunn haut Zäit.The adverb haut (today) is written small. Haut with a capital means skin.
Mixing up virgëschter and iwwermuer.
Ech fuere virgëschter an d'Vakanz.Ech fueren iwwermuer an d'Vakanz.Intended meaning: I am going on holiday the day after tomorrow. Virgëschter means the day before yesterday; iwwermuer is the day after tomorrow.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Before Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday, learn Days of the Week and The Verb Comes Second.
Related Patterns
- The Present for the Future
Muer with the present tense is the usual way to talk about tomorrow.
Level 2 - moies / mëttes / owes / nuetsTimes of Day: Moies, Mëttes, Owes, Nuets
These adverbs describe regular times, unlike haut de Moien.
Level 2 - Perfect-Tense Auxiliary: hunnPerfect Tense with Hunn
Gëschter usually goes with the perfect tense.
Level 2 - Time Expressions: um / ëm / am / eTime Expressions: Um, Ëm, Am and E
Um, ëm, am and e add clock times, months and days.
Level 2
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