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〜てから

N5
te kara

after doing; (do A) and then (B); since

Formation

Verb-te + から

Chinese meanings

做完之后;自从

Chinese formation

动词て形+から

Chinese usage

表示前项完成后再做后项,也可表示自某事以来。

Chinese notes

比单独使用て更强调先后关系。

Examples

  • 手てを洗あらってから、ご飯はんを食たべましょう。
    Let's wash our hands and then eat.
    洗手后吃饭吧。
  • 宿しゅく題だいをしてから、テレビを見みます。
    I'll watch TV after I do my homework.
    做完作业后我看电视。
  • 日本にほんに来きてから、毎まい日にち日本語にほんごを勉べん強きょうしています。
    Since coming to Japan, I've been studying Japanese every day.
    自从来到日本,我每天都在学习日语。

Notes

Stresses that A is finished before B starts, more clearly than a plain て. With ている in the main clause it often means 'since'.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('te-kara');
{
  "id": "te-kara",
  "pattern": "〜てから",
  "romaji": "te kara",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "after doing; (do A) and then (B); since",
  "formation": "Verb-te + から",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "手を洗ってから、ご飯を食べましょう。",
      "furigana": "{手|て}を{洗|あら}ってから、ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べましょう。",
      "en": "Let's wash our hands and then eat."
    },
    {
      "ja": "宿題をしてから、テレビを見ます。",
      "furigana": "{宿題|しゅくだい}をしてから、テレビを{見|み}ます。",
      "en": "I'll watch TV after I do my homework."
    },
    {
      "ja": "日本に来てから、毎日日本語を勉強しています。",
      "furigana": "{日本|にほん}に{来|き}てから、{毎日|まいにち}{日本語|にほんご}を{勉強|べんきょう}しています。",
      "en": "Since coming to Japan, I've been studying Japanese every day."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "sequence",
    "time"
  ],
  "notes": "Stresses that A is finished before B starts, more clearly than a plain て. With ている in the main clause it often means 'since'.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "4a395141ae7fd105ee0b04ea5f812e09f0f9caa6d54b9dd8022160f719aad7a7",
    "meanings": [
      "做完之后",
      "自从"
    ],
    "formation": "动词て形+から",
    "explanation": "表示前项完成后再做后项,也可表示自某事以来。",
    "notes": "比单独使用て更强调先后关系。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "手を洗ってから、ご飯を食べましょう。",
        "zh": "洗手后吃饭吧。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "宿題をしてから、テレビを見ます。",
        "zh": "做完作业后我看电视。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "日本に来てから、毎日日本語を勉強しています。",
        "zh": "自从来到日本,我每天都在学习日语。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#te-kara",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "6343cb6697b02a842ef7cb14a1ae7396d8b20a93d45b1942a7f117bbd18ea15d"
  }
}