after doing ..., and then

The te form plus kara means after doing the first action, the second follows. It emphasizes the order more strongly than a plain te-form link. The tense of the whole sentence is set by the final verb.

Examples

• 手てを洗あらってから、ご飯はんを食たべます。

  Te o aratte kara, gohan o tabemasu.

  I wash my hands and then eat.

• 仕事しごとが終おわってから、ジムに行いきます。

  Shigoto ga owatte kara, jimu ni ikimasu.

  After work ends, I go to the gym.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 手 hand
• 洗う to wash
• ご飯 rice; meal
• 食べる to eat
• 仕事 work; job
• 終わる to end

Related patterns · Te-form

• 〜て、〜 and (linking actions in sequence)
• 〜てください please do (polite request)
• 〜ています is doing (progressive); resulting or habitual state