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No. 10,889 in Spanish

despúes

"Después" means "after" or "later" in English.

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  • Después de cenar, vamos a dar un paseo.

    After dinner, we'll go for a walk.

    In this sentence, "después" is used as a preposition followed by "de" to indicate a time dependence or sequence. It connects the activity 'cenar' with what follows 'dar un paseo'.

  • Llegó después que tú.

    He arrived after you.

    Here, "después" is used in conjunction with "que" to compare the timing of someone's arrival relative to another person's.

  • Primero estudiaremos teoría, después pasaremos a la práctica.

    First, we will study theory, then we will move on to practice.

    In this sentence, "después" works as an adverb to indicate the sequence of two activities or events in time.

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