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〜てから (te kara)

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Cozykotobar | Naoki
Sep 7
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JLPT N5


How to say you'll do one thing after finishing another.


Meaning

“After doing ~.” The first action finishes, then the next one happens.


Formation

  • Verb (て-form) + から


Examples

手を洗ってから、ご飯を食べます。

Te o aratte kara, gohan o tabemasu. — I eat after washing my hands.


仕事が終わってから、電話します。

Shigoto ga owatte kara, denwa shimasu. — I'll call after work finishes.


よく考えてから、決めたい。

Yoku kangaete kara, kimetai. — I want to decide after thinking it over. (casual)


日本に来てから、三年たちました。

Nihon ni kite kara, san-nen tachimashita. — Three years have passed since I came to Japan.


How it works

〜てから stresses order: the first action is completed before the second begins. As the last example shows, it also means “since (a point in time).”

Note this から is different from the から that means “because.”


Compared with similar expressions

  • 〜てから — after doing (sequence / since).

  • 〜あとで — after (a looser “afterwards”; also 食事のあとで).

  • 〜まえに — before doing (the opposite).


Common mistakes

  • Use the て-form: ✗ 食べるてから → ✓ 食べてから

  • Don't confuse with から “because” — here it marks time order.


Related grammar

  • 〜まえに — before doing

  • 〜あとで — after

  • 〜から — because

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