gestern Nacht

== German == === Alternative forms === gestern nacht === Adverb === gestern Nacht last night; during the night preceding the present day Synonyms: heute Nacht, letzte Nacht the night before last night Synonyms: vorgestern Nacht, vorletzte Nacht ==== Usage notes ==== Generally this term will be understood as "last night". Sense 2 is only possible when the context is clear, as in the example above. Even then it is fairly rare.