About AUJOURD’HUI

À propos d’AUJOURD’HUI
Part of Mots Du Jour | French Adverbs
AUJOURD’HUI
Ever wondered about the HUI in aujourd’hui?
- AUJOURD’HUI – à+le jour de hui – means TODAY in French.
- HUI used to be HOI. Note the similarity between HOI and Spanish HOY which also means today, and HOY DÍA (nowadays), all related to HODIE in Latin.
- HOI became HUI, au jour d’hoi became au jour d’hui – at the day that we are – and then became what we know today – AUJOURD’HUI
Expression courante
au jour d’aujourd’hui – at the day of today – very common pleonasm these days. I translate it by ‘Nowadays’ in English.
C’est pas trop sympa, ça ? – Don’t you love the way it goes?
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