nachdem

German

Etymology

Equivalent to nach dem, an inflected form which has been used together as a conjunction from Old High German nâh diu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naːxˈdeːm/
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Conjunction

nachdem

  1. after (that)
    Ich ging aus, nachdem ich mich angezogen hatte. ― I went out after I got dressed.
    Tom kam, nachdem Mary gegangen war.[1] ― Tom came after Mary left.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with the preposition nach which also translates to after.

References

  1. ^ Tatoeba No. 1046086

Further reading

  • “nachdem” in Duden online
  • “nachdem” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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