After an Event or Thing

Level 3Sounds Like metá apó aphoú

Μετά από introduces a noun phrase, while αφού can introduce a completed prior event in a clause.

How It Works

Μετά από introduces a noun phrase, while αφού can introduce a completed prior event in a clause.

Αφού can also express a reason, so use context to distinguish after from since. The prior event need not use a perfect tense when the ordering is already clear.

GreekMeaning
μετά από το μάθημαafter the lesson
Αφού φάγαμε, φύγαμε.After we ate, we left.
Θα φύγω αφού τελειώσω.I will leave after I finish.

Examples (3)

  1. μετά από το μάθημα

    after the lesson

  2. Αφού φάγαμε, φύγαμε.

    After we ate, we left.

  3. Θα φύγω αφού τελειώσω.

    I will leave after I finish.

How It Connects

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After an Event or ThingLevel 3

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Recognize a finite time clause before specifying overlap, ordering, a boundary or repeated occasions.

Words in This Pattern

μετάαφού