No. 648 in Dutch
nadat
"After" (used as a conjunction).
In a sentence
Nadat ik klaar was met het werk, ging ik wandelen.
After I finished the work, I went for a walk.
In this sentence, 'nadat' introduces a subordinate clause that specifies the completed action before the main action occurs.
Hij belde je op nadat hij het nieuws hoorde.
He called you after he heard the news.
Here, 'nadat' connects the two actions in a sequence, highlighting the temporal occurrence of the second action.
We kunnen vertrekken nadat we alles hebben ingepakt.
We can leave after we have packed everything.
In this context, 'nadat' serves to indicate that the main action will take place following the condition met in the subordinate clause.
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