aprèp aver + Participle
After Having Done
Put aprèp aver before a past participle to say after doing something.
How It Works
| Occitan | English |
|---|---|
| aprèp aver manjat | after eating |
| aprèp aver legit | after reading |
| aprèp aver trabalhat | after working |
| aprèp aver fach | after doing |
The phrase can come first (Aprèp aver manjat, partissèm) or second (Partissèm aprèp aver manjat).
Use the participle you already know. Regular verbs end in -at or -it (manjat, legit), and irregular ones have their own form (fach, dich, vist).
Verbs that take èsser in the compound past use èsser here, and the participle agrees with the subject: aprèp èsser arribat, aprèp èsser arribada.
This course writes aprèp, with a grave accent and a p at the end. Laus also lists après, and some writers use it, so you will meet both.
Examples (4)
- Aprèp aver manjat, partissèm.
After eating, we leave.
Aprèp aver and the participle manjat.
- Aprèp aver legit la letra, Maria telefonèt a Joan.
After reading the letter, Maria called Joan.
Legit is the participle of legir.
- Aprèp aver trabalhat tot lo jorn, soi cansat.
After working all day, I am tired.
The subject of both parts is ieu.
- Partissèm aprèp aver fach lo trabalh.
We leave after doing the work.
Fach is the irregular participle of far.
Common Mistakes
Using the infinitive after aver.
Aprèp aver manjar, partissèm.Aprèp aver manjat, partissèm.After aver, use the past participle.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Aprèp aver plus a participle uses the compound past and aprèp, so those come first.
Related Patterns
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Patterns that build on this one.
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