No. 513 in Spanish
después
"Después" means "after" or "later" in English.
In a sentence
Después del almuerzo voy a caminar.
After lunch, I am going to walk.
In this sentence, 'después' is used as a preposition indicating the timing of an action that happens after another specific event, which is 'almuerzo' (lunch).
Nos veremos después.
We will see each other later.
Here, 'después' functions as an adverb expressing a subsequent time without a specified context, equivalent to 'later' in English.
Lo haré después de que termines.
I will do it after you finish.
In this construction, 'después de que' introduces a subordinate clause that indicates the timing relationship between two actions.
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