No. 29 in Catalan
després
"Després" means "after" or "later" in English.
In a sentence
Després de l'escola, vaig anar a casa.
After school, I went home.
Here, 'després' indicates a time sequence, showing that one event happened following another.
Va parlar amb nosaltres i després es va anar.
He talked to us and then he left.
In this case, 'després' is used to indicate a subsequent action or event.
Van decidir fer-la després de discutir-ho.
They decided to do it after discussing it.
Here, 'després' is used to denote an action happening following a particular condition or prior event.
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