〜後で

〜あとで ato de

after (doing); after (an event)

Formation

Verb-ta + 後で / Noun + の + 後で

Chinese meanings

在……之后

Chinese formation

动词た形＋後で／名词＋の後で

Chinese usage

表示在某个动作或事件之后。

Chinese notes

即使表示未来，接後で的动词也用た形。

Examples

Furigana

晩ばんご飯はんを食たべた後あとで、散さん歩ぽをします。
I take a walk after eating dinner.
吃过晚饭后我去散步。
仕し事ごとの後あとで、いっしょに飲のみに行いきませんか。
Would you like to go for a drink after work?
下班后一起去喝一杯好吗？
テストが終おわった後あとで、友とも達だちと遊あそびました。
After the test was over, I hung out with friends.
考试结束后，我和朋友玩了。

Notes

The verb before 後で is always in た-form, even for future plans. On its own, 後で means 'later'.

#time#sequence

Related N5 grammar

〜に（time）〜から（from）〜まで（until）〜て〜てから〜前にもう〜た〜ごろ

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('ato-de');

{
  "id": "ato-de",
  "pattern": "〜後で",
  "reading": "〜あとで",
  "romaji": "ato de",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "after (doing); after (an event)",
  "formation": "Verb-ta + 後で / Noun + の + 後で",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "晩ご飯を食べた後で、散歩をします。",
      "furigana": "{晩|ばん}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べた{後|あと}で、{散歩|さんぽ}をします。",
      "en": "I take a walk after eating dinner."
    },
    {
      "ja": "仕事の後で、いっしょに飲みに行きませんか。",
      "furigana": "{仕事|しごと}の{後|あと}で、いっしょに{飲|の}みに{行|い}きませんか。",
      "en": "Would you like to go for a drink after work?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "テストが終わった後で、友達と遊びました。",
      "furigana": "テストが{終|お}わった{後|あと}で、{友達|ともだち}と{遊|あそ}びました。",
      "en": "After the test was over, I hung out with friends."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "time",
    "sequence"
  ],
  "notes": "The verb before 後で is always in た-form, even for future plans. On its own, 後で means 'later'.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "6ea06d462f5e531a94d35dec9137d1c1b75eec365d5c5c6e13a61d3f046c9b0b",
    "meanings": [
      "在……之后"
    ],
    "formation": "动词た形＋後で／名词＋の後で",
    "explanation": "表示在某个动作或事件之后。",
    "notes": "即使表示未来，接後で的动词也用た形。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "晩ご飯を食べた後で、散歩をします。",
        "zh": "吃过晚饭后我去散步。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "仕事の後で、いっしょに飲みに行きませんか。",
        "zh": "下班后一起去喝一杯好吗？"
      },
      {
        "ja": "テストが終わった後で、友達と遊びました。",
        "zh": "考试结束后，我和朋友玩了。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#ato-de",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "25a36e808d1b485b70a8bbd863cb57c8f8cbcb6825ffa96a82cee31603660403"
  }
}