Grammar Info

N5 Lesson 7: 6/13

～てからOnce...is done, Once...happens, After doing

Structure

Verb［て］+ から

Details

  • Part of Speech

    Expression

  • Word Type

    Case Marking Particle

  • Register

    Standard

About てから

In order to specifically express that one thing happens/begins to happen after another thing, てから will be used. This expression is regularly translated as 'once (A) happens, (B)', or 'after doing (A), (B)'.

The difference between てから, and the regular て form followed by another verb, is that てから puts more emphasis on the (A) action 'enabling' the (B) action.

Caution

から can come after almost any form of verb. てから is the only form that translates as 'after (A), (B)'. たから, and るから will translate closer to 'because', or 'since'.

  • 今夜(こんや)は勉強(べんきょう)をするから、遊(あそ)ばない。
    I won't hang out tonight, because I will be studying.
  • 牛丼(ぎゅうどん)の大盛(おおもり)を食(た)べたから、お腹(なか)いっぱい。
    I am full because I ate a large serving of gyudon. (After having eaten a large serving of gyudon)
  • 晩(ばん)ご飯(はん)を食(た)べてから、洗(あら)い物(もの)をする。
    After I eat, I will do the dishes.

Examples

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    日本語(にほんご)の勉強(べんきょう)をしてから、日本(にほん)に行(い)きます。

    Once I study Japanese, I will go to Japan.

    日本(にほん)に行(い)ってから、日本語(にほんご)の勉強(べんきょう)をします。

    After going to Japan, I will study Japanese.

    この本(ほん)を読(よ)んでから、返(かえ)す。

    Once I've read this book, I will return it.

    暇(ひま)になってから、ゆっくり旅行(りょこう)に行(い)きたい。

    After becoming free, I want to take a nice, long trip.

    雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)ってから、スキーに行(い)く。

    Once it snows, I will go skiing.

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      てから – Grammar Discussion

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      • Alex7s

        Alex7s

        彼は、「会議が終わってから、帰ります」って言いました。
        can someone explain the って before 言いました? why was って used here and not と?

      • IcyIceBear

        IcyIceBear

        Casual quotation marker

      • Alex7s

        Alex7s

        Thanks

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