Después
Example: Después de la escuela, jugamos en el parque juntos.
Definition
"Después" is an adverb used to indicate that something happens later in time, following another event. For example, in the phrase "Después de la escuela, jugamos en el parque juntos," it means 'after' or 'later than' the school event.
Etymology
The word "después" comes from the Latin phrase 'de post,' which means 'from after.' Over time, it evolved in Spanish to become a single word used to express the concept of 'after' or 'later.' Did you know that in Old Spanish, it was sometimes written as two separate words before merging into the modern form?
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"Después" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 2", containing 103 commonly used words.
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