〜たあとで

Verb た-form + あとで means "after…": 食べたあとで (after eating), したあとで (after doing). With nouns, use noun + の + あとで: 仕事のあとで (after work), 授業のあとで (after class). The verb is always in the た-form, even when the whole sentence is about the future.

You already learned 〜てから at N5 — also "after". The nuance differs: 〜てから emphasizes the sequence "finish A, and only then do B", with the two actions usually tightly linked; 〜たあとで simply says B happens after A. In many sentences the two patterns are interchangeable.

で can be omitted, especially in speech: 食べたあと、散歩しました is perfectly natural.

Examples

• 宿題(しゅくだい)をしたあとで、テレビを見(み)ます。

  After I finish my homework, I watch TV.

• 昼(ひる)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べたあとで、少(すこ)し散歩(さんぽ)しました。

  After eating lunch, I took a short walk.

• 仕事(しごと)のあとで、友達(ともだち)とお酒(さけ)を飲(の)みに行(い)きました。

  After work, I went out drinking with friends.

Related patterns

• 〜とき
• 〜あいだ（に）