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Verb た あとで

Indicates an action that takes place after another action.

At a glance

Verb た-form + あとで means "after doing (something)". It tells the order of two actions: the first action finishes, then the second one happens.

[Verb た-form] + あとで、[second action]

映画えいがを見みたあとで、ご飯はんを食たべました。 After watching the movie, I ate.


How to form it

Change the verb to its た-form and add あとで.

Verb group Dictionary form た-form + あとで
う-verb 飲のむ 飲のんだ 飲のんだあとで
う-verb 書かく 書かいた 書かいたあとで
う-verb (exception) 行いく 行いった 行いったあとで
る-verb 食たべる 食たべた 食たべたあとで
する する した したあとで
来くる 来くる 来きた 来きたあとで

The sentence's tense and politeness come from the end of the sentence, not from the verb before あとで.

Examples

  • 宿題しゅくだいをしたあとで、テレビを見みました。

    After doing my homework, I watched TV.

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