Bengali · Numbers & Time
gotokal
Yesterday
The day before today.
গতকাল আমি একটা ভালো সিনেমা দেখেছি।
Yesterday I watched a good movie.
'গতকাল' (gotokal) combines 'গত' (past) and 'কাল' (day), reflecting its historical development in the context of time. It is essential in the temporal lexicon of Bengali.
'গতকাল' finds usage in both informal and formal contexts and can be heard in everyday conversation as well as in written materials across Bengali-speaking areas.