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After doing A
お 昼ひる寝ねを して から ゲーム を します 。 
I'll play some games after I take a nap.
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肉 を 焼 い て から 、 そこ に ある 麺 を 混 ぜ て ね 。 
After you grill the meat, please mix it over there with the noodles.
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お 兄 さ ん は 毎 日 仕 事 が 終 わ っ て から ボランティア を する ！ 尊 敬 し て い る 。 
Every day, my (older) brother does volunteer work after his work is finished. I really respect him.
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赤 ち ゃ ん と 猫 が 遊 ん で から 寝 ま し た 。 
After the baby and the cat played, they went to sleep.
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彼 が 来 て から 討 議 を 始 め よ う 。 
Let's begin the discussion after he comes.
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彼 が 来 て から 出 発 し ま す 。 
I will depart after he comes.
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まず シャワー を 浴 び て から 、 勉 強 し て も いいです か 。 
Is it alright if I study after I take a bath?
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病 気 に なって から 考 え 方 が 変 わ り ま し た 。 
My way of thinking changed after I became ill.

Getting the sentences
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Kiarachan
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
山Pと話してから帰りました。
After I talked with Yamapi, I went home.
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LanChi
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
晩御飯を食べてから、勉強します。
After dinner, I'll study.
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sandstone
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
けさ起きてから、シャワーをあびました。
After I woke up this morning, I took a shower.
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山下三千代
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
父はらめん食べてから、クラブ行きました。
After Papa ate the ramen, he went to the club.
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山下三千代
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
I'm so confused making sentences using てから。
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tigrbalm
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
父をらめん食べてから、クラッブに行きました。
I think this one should be:
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Anubis68
Level: 1
(13 years ago)
彼女はいつも牛丼を食べてからビールを飲みます。
My girlfriend always drinks beer after she eats beef bowl.
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Construction
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AVerb: て-form
から
Basic Examples
私は食べてから => After I eat..
おかあさんはしごとをしてから => After mom works...

This is a fairly simple form that focuses on the linear progression between 2 actions/events. It does not suggest any kind of cause/effect relationship, just that one event comes after another.
Past and non-past usage
It's important to remember that regardless of when the events take place (past or non-past), the first verb is always in the て form.

昨日 、 食 べ て から 勉 強 し ま し た 。 (correct)

Yesterday, I studied after I ate.

今日 、 食 べ て から 勉 強 し ま す 。 (correct)

Today, I'll study after I eat.
Related Expressions
上で
後で
Where this grammar is found
Genki II (2nd Edition): Chapter 17
Nihongo So-Matome N5 (日本語総まとめ): 第４週　１～２日目
renshuu schedule packs: N5 Grammar pack
JLPT N5 / Beginner: Grammar for Jumble Quizzes


User notes
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てから puts priority on the first action in the sentence and suggests it's a required action in order that the second one happen.
風邪が治ってから学校に来なさい。= Come back to school once you've recovered from the cold.
後で does not carry such a nuance: it plainly shows a sequence of actions.
3 years ago
avatar guest
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According to a friend who's pretty fluent and lives in Saitama, ?槭※縺九ｉ?
8 years ago
avatar IJamLegend - Level 1
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The same purpose can be achieved with Verb たform　＋　あと, second clause. For example, the above sentences could be:
きのう、食べたあと、勉強しました。
今日、食べたあと勉強します。
10 years ago
mtsugawa - Level 5

Discussion about this grammar
nnibbs01
Years Studied: 5
Level: 1, 好 : 1
この文法はとても便利ですよ！
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13 years ago
sweatervest
Level: 1, 好 : 0
はい、とても便利ですね。
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13 years ago
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無風
Years Studied: 3
Studying: ２級, N2/N1
Level: 3, 好 : 93
Well, I was trying to make a direct suggestion for a possible correction on the sentence, but the page was taking half my life to load. So, in example #2, should it not be ボランティアをします　rather than ボランティアをする　so　that it is in keeping with the tense in the sentence that follows it in polite form? Or perhaps the second sentence should be in casual form?
Perhaps this is a grammar I don't know...?
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12 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,621
Hmm, sorry to hear that it was slow. I'm actually migrating the site to a new web server in the next few weeks, so that should help. I checked, and while it would fly in casual speech, it'd probably be better to keep them the same. I'll fix it right now. Thanks!
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12 years ago
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無風
Years Studied: 3
Studying: ２級, N2/N1
Level: 3, 好 : 93
No problem ^^ One little problem [the slow thing] doesn't bother me. I realise that my comment may have seemed snarky since I began with "Well", but that is just common in my speech. I'll look forward to this move though.
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12 years ago
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Ladymercury
Studying: JLPT N2
Level: 3, 好 : 130
So, what I'm understanding about this grammar is that its used in reference to you, the first person, and not another person (3rd person)?
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12 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,621
It can refer to third person subjects - there are several models (click the 'model sentences' tab) that show this :).
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12 years ago
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mysticfive
Years Studied: since 2000
Studying: 自分のため、日本語教師だから
Level: 909, 好 : 4,992
in the third example sentence, I'm not sure why the 'and' is in red - shouldn't the 'played' be emphasized instead?
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12 years ago
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マイコー
Site admin
 Level: 109, 好 : 6,621
Fixed!
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12 years ago



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