अनि / त्यसपछि

Then and After That

Level 2Sounds Like ani ra tyasapachi

अनि is and then, and त्यसपछि is after that. Use them to put steps in order.

How It Works

अनि and त्यसपछि put two actions in order. म चिया पिउँछु, अनि काम गर्छु means I drink tea and then I work.

अनि is the everyday word. It means and then and is common in speech. In a story, it can also move the talk forward: अनि के भयो? (and then what happened?).

त्यसपछि means after that, and it works well when you list steps: बिहान म नुहाउँछु, त्यसपछि खाना खान्छु (in the morning I wash, and after that I eat).

Write त्यसपछि as one word. Each step keeps its own verb ending, and the steps are usually in the same tense. Usually place a comma before अनि or त्यसपछि.

For plain and between two nouns, use र. अनि mostly joins steps in time. Speech can also use it between two things, but र is the safe choice for a list.

Examples (4)

  1. म चिया पिउँछु, अनि काम गर्छु।

    I drink tea, and then I work.

    अनि joins two steps in the present.

  2. बिहान म नुहाउँछु, त्यसपछि खाना खान्छु।

    In the morning I wash, and after that I eat.

    त्यसपछि is one word.

  3. हामी बजार जान्छौँ, अनि घर आउँछौँ।

    We go to the market, and then we come home.

    Both steps use the हामी ending.

  4. अनि के भयो?

    And then what happened?

    अनि can start a question to ask for the next part of a story.

Common Mistakes

  • Learners write त्यसपछि as two words.

    म चिया पिउँछु, त्यस पछि काम गर्छु।
    म चिया पिउँछु, त्यसपछि काम गर्छु।

    त्यसपछि is one word.