after doing; after (a noun)

Ato de follows a ta-form verb or a noun plus no to mean after that event: shukudai o shita ato de means after doing homework. The verb before ato de is always the ta form, regardless of the tense of the whole sentence.

Examples

• 宿題しゅくだいをしたあとで、テレビを見みます。

  Shukudai o shita ato de, terebi o mimasu.

  After doing my homework, I watch TV.

• 仕事しごとのあとで、友達ともだちに会あいます。

  Shigoto no ato de, tomodachi ni aimasu.

  After work, I'm meeting a friend.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 宿題 homework
• する to do
• テレビ television
• 見る to see; to watch
• 仕事 work; job
• 友達 friend

Related patterns · Time expressions

• 〜時〜分 telling time (o'clock and minutes)
• 〜時間 / 〜分（時間の長さ） for ... hours / minutes (duration)
• 〜ごろ around, about (a point in time)
• 〜まえに before doing; before (a noun)
• もう already; (with negative) no longer
• まだ still; (with negative) not yet