po + genitive
After with Po
Po with the genitive means after: po pamokų (after classes), po darbo (after work). With a length of time it means later or in: po savaitės (a week later, in a week).
How It Works
Forming it
- pamokos → po pamokų (after classes)
- darbas → po darbo (after work)
- pietūs → po pietų (after lunch, in the afternoon)
- savaitė → po savaitės (a week later)
- valanda → po valandos (an hour later, in an hour)
After an event
po koncerto (after the concert), po darbo (after work), po to (after that). Po pietų literally means after lunch and is the usual way to say in the afternoon.
After a length of time
Po + a period counts forward from a moment. About the future it means in: Grįšiu po savaitės. (I will be back in a week.) About the past it means later: Grįžau po savaitės. (I came back a week later.)
Po or per?
Per savaitę means within a week, at some point during it. Po savaitės means once a week has passed. See Through, Across and During With Per.
One word, three cases
- po + genitive: after, as here.
- po + instrumental: under, as in po stalu. See Under With Po.
- po + accusative: around or each, as in po miestą. See Around and Each With Po.
The ending after po tells you which meaning is meant.
Examples (6)
- Po pamokų einame į parką.
After classes we go to the park.
Word by Word: After classes we-go to park.
- Po pietų dirbu namie.
In the afternoon I work at home.
Word by Word: After lunch I-work at-home.
Po pietų literally means after lunch and is the usual way to say in the afternoon.
- Grįžau po savaitės.
I came back a week later.
Word by Word: I-returned after week.
- Susitiksime po valandos.
We will meet in an hour.
Word by Word: We-will-meet after hour.
- Po darbo labai pavargstu.
I get very tired after work.
Word by Word: After work very I-get-tired.
- Po to žiūrime filmą.
After that we watch a film.
Word by Word: After that we-watch film.
Common Mistakes
Using the accusative after po to mean after.
Po pamokas einu namo.Po pamokų einu namo.Po means after only with the genitive. With the accusative it means around or each.
Using the genitive after po to mean under.
Katė miega po stalo.Katė miega po stalu.Po stalo does not express the intended meaning under the table. Under takes the instrumental: po stalu.
Using per for in a week, when the intended meaning is once a week has passed.
Grįšiu per savaitę.Grįšiu po savaitės.Per savaitę means at some point within the week. To say you will be back when a week has passed, use po savaitės.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Po with the genitive locates an event after another event.
Related Patterns
- po + instrumentalUnder with Po
The same po with the instrumental means under.
Level 3 - po + accusativeAround and Each with Po
The same po with the accusative means around or each.
Level 4 - prieš + accusativeBefore, Ago and in Front of
Prieš means before and ago, the opposite of po.
Level 2 - per + accusativeThrough, Across and During with Per
Per with a period means within it, while po means after it.
Level 2 - po to, kaiAfter with Po to, Kai
Po to, kai is the way to say after before a whole clause.
Level 4
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Patterns that build on this one.
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