10.7 After / since

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Overview

This lesson covers ～てから, which expresses that one action must be fully completed before the next begins. It can also mean "since" when describing an ongoing state that started from a past event.

～てから is used to express that one action happens first, and everything that follows happens after that point.

A ～てから B → Do A first, then B happens.

Use the ～て form of a verb.

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I’ll study after I get home.

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Let’s go out after eating.

The first action must finish completely before the next begins.

～てから can also mean “since doing”, when followed by a time span or ongoing state.

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It’s been three years since I came to Japan.

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I’ve been thinking about it ever since I heard that story.

Here, ～てから marks the beginning of a period.

It is also used to describe fixed order or routine.

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I take a shower after waking up in the morning.

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I go to the gym after work.

Dialogue

にっぽん日本にきて来てから、もうさんねん三年になります。だいがく大学をそつぎょう卒業してから、とうきょう東京ではたらいています働いています。そのえいが映画をみて見てから、ずっときになっています気になっています。あさ朝おきて起きてから、まずしゃわあをあびますシャワーを浴びます。かれ彼とわかれて別れてから、いちど一度もあっていません会っていません。ひっこして引っ越してから、きんじょ近所のひと人となかよく仲良くなりました。にほんご日本語をべんきょう勉強しはじめてし始めてから、かんじ漢字がすこし少しよめる読めるようになりました。たべて食べてからでかけましょう出かけましょう。しゅくだい宿題をおわらせて終わらせてから、てれびテレビをみます見ます。しごと仕事がおわって終わってから、ともだち友達とごはんご飯をたべました食べました。あのじこ事故があってから、ずっときをつける気をつけるようになりました。かれ彼はにっぽん日本にきて来てから、にほんご日本語がとてもじょうず上手になりました。

It has been three years since I came to Japan. Since graduating university, I have been working in Tokyo. Ever since I saw that movie, I've been thinking about it. After waking up in the morning, I first take a shower. Since we broke up, I haven't seen him once. Since moving, I've become friends with the neighbors. Since I started studying Japanese, I've become able to read kanji a little. Let's go out after eating. I watch TV after finishing my homework. After work ended, I ate with friends. Ever since that accident, I've become more careful. Since coming to Japan, his Japanese has gotten much better.

Grammar

Title	Description
～てから	～てから — after doing ~; marks a completed action as a prerequisite for what follows

10.6 Before / after

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