After, After, and After - 3 ways to say, "after verb'ing" in Japanese
Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #99
JPPGG #99
Three Ways of Saying "After Verb'ing" in Japanese.
There are 3 easy ways to say to "after verb'ing" in Japanese
1. verb (base TE) KARA
2. verb (base TA) ATO DE
3. verb (base TA) NOCHI NI
By themselves KARA, ATO DE, NOCHI NI all mean, after similar equivalent expressions for the English terms following or later.
To say that you will do something after doing something else in Japanese, use the following grammar constructions:
1. Verb (Base TE) KARA - after verb'ing
Take verbs and put them into base TE.
Verbs ending in KU become ITE - ITE
Verbs ending in GU become IDE - IDE
Verbs ending in U, TSU, or RU - TTE
Verbs ending in BU, MU or NU - NDE
The verb suru or su ending syllables is always SHITE
Then add KARA (after)
HANASU (v. to speak)- HANASHITE
CHOTTO HANASHITE KARA IKIMASHO^ -
Let's go after we talk a little.
YOMU (v. to speak)- YONDE
HON O YONDE KARA NERU TO OMOIMASU.
I think I'll sleep after reading a book.
TABERU (v. to eat) - TABETE
TABETE KARA SHUKUDAI O SURU. -
After I eat, I'm going to do homework.
UNDO WO SHITE KARA SHAWA O SURU KOTO GA SUKI DESU.
I like to take a shower after I do my exercise.
2. verb (base TA) ATO DE - after verb'ing
Take verbs and put them into base TA
NOMU (v. to drink) - NONDA
NOMU (base TA) - NONDA
Verb ending in either BU, MU or NU
ta - nda
NOMU in base TA is NONDA
SAKE O NONDA ATO DE NEMUKUNATTA -
I got sleepy after drinking some* sake.
*NOCHI NI = ATO DE, NOCHI DE
3. verb ( base TA) NOCHI NI - after verb'ing
SAKE O NONDA NOCHI NI IE NI KAETTA -
I went home after drinking some sake.
SAKE O NONDA NOCHI NI INU O SAMPO SHI NI ITTA -
(After I drank some sake I took the dog for a walk.)
As you can see from these examples, there are two sides with two verbs comprising this construction. (Predicates and the like.)
Verb 1 in base TE KARA and Verb 2
Verb 2 can be past, present, negative or positive, but Verb 1 must be in base TE.
As Always,
Ganbatte Ne!
Do Your Best!
Makurasuki Sensei
JPPGG #99
Three Ways of Saying "After Verb'ing" in Japanese.
There are 3 easy ways to say to "after verb'ing" in Japanese
1. verb (base TE) KARA
2. verb (base TA) ATO DE
3. verb (base TA) NOCHI NI
By themselves KARA, ATO DE, NOCHI NI all mean, after similar equivalent expressions for the English terms following or later.
To say that you will do something after doing something else in Japanese, use the following grammar constructions:
1. Verb (Base TE) KARA - after verb'ing
Take verbs and put them into base TE.
Verbs ending in KU become ITE - ITE
Verbs ending in GU become IDE - IDE
Verbs ending in U, TSU, or RU - TTE
Verbs ending in BU, MU or NU - NDE
The verb suru or su ending syllables is always SHITE
Then add KARA (after)
HANASU (v. to speak)- HANASHITE
CHOTTO HANASHITE KARA IKIMASHO^ -
Let's go after we talk a little.
YOMU (v. to speak)- YONDE
HON O YONDE KARA NERU TO OMOIMASU.
I think I'll sleep after reading a book.
TABERU (v. to eat) - TABETE
TABETE KARA SHUKUDAI O SURU. -
After I eat, I'm going to do homework.
UNDO WO SHITE KARA SHAWA O SURU KOTO GA SUKI DESU.
I like to take a shower after I do my exercise.
2. verb (base TA) ATO DE - after verb'ing
Take verbs and put them into base TA
NOMU (v. to drink) - NONDA
NOMU (base TA) - NONDA
Verb ending in either BU, MU or NU
ta - nda
NOMU in base TA is NONDA
SAKE O NONDA ATO DE NEMUKUNATTA -
I got sleepy after drinking some* sake.
*NOCHI NI = ATO DE, NOCHI DE
3. verb ( base TA) NOCHI NI - after verb'ing
SAKE O NONDA NOCHI NI IE NI KAETTA -
I went home after drinking some sake.
SAKE O NONDA NOCHI NI INU O SAMPO SHI NI ITTA -
(After I drank some sake I took the dog for a walk.)
As you can see from these examples, there are two sides with two verbs comprising this construction. (Predicates and the like.)
Verb 1 in base TE KARA and Verb 2
Verb 2 can be past, present, negative or positive, but Verb 1 must be in base TE.
As Always,
Ganbatte Ne!
Do Your Best!
Makurasuki Sensei
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