てから (Once...is done)

Once...is done, Once...happens, After doing

JLPT N5
Pattern

Verb (て-form) + から

How it works

て-form + から means “after doing A, (then) B” or “since doing A”. It stresses that A comes first. Do not confuse it with plain form + から, which means “because”.

Examples

  • しゅくだいを して から、テレビを 見ます。I'll watch TV after doing my homework.
  • 日本に 来て から、いろいろな 店で 食べました。Since coming to Japan, I've eaten at all kinds of places.

Related grammar

Further reading

Bunpro N5 · Lesson 7

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