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Conjunctions – Lesson 3～まえに Before & Lesson 4～あとに After (Then)
2023/09/18
Director: Kotaro Muramoto
Principal of Nihongo Online School
In September 2019, he founded "Nihongo Online School". Since then, has been teaching Japanese online lessons, with a total of over 1,000 students.
He has designed an individualized curriculum based on student’s needs and study goal. And is conscious of making the classes speech-centered in order to improve students’ speaking skills.
The school asks students to submit homework assignments worth 2 hours per lesson to improve faster. By supporting students with these features, students are able to efficiently improve Japanese language skills.
Lesson 3～まえに Before
✅ You learn how to explain “～まえに＝ before〜 …” in Japanese.
1. V1 before V2
V2まえにV1する
2.V before N
NのまえにVする
Here is some examples.
★Let’s exercise
ねる前(まえ) に、はをみがきます。
Neru maeni ha wo migakimasu.
I brush teeth before sleeping.
ごはんの前(まえ)に、てをあらいます。
Gohan no maeni te wo araimasu.
I wash my hands before the dish.
いえをでる前(まえ) に、トイレにいきます。
Iewo deru maeni toireni ikimasu.
I go to toilet before going out.
Lesson 4～あとに After (Then)
In this article, You learn how to explain “after＝あと” in Japanese.
✅ あと(~てから)=after
This 2 pattern you should remember!
★ 🇯🇵
1. V1 after V2
V2あとにV1する
you also can say V2てからV1する
2.V after N
NのあとにVする
Here is some examples.
★Let’s exercise
ごはんをたべたあとに、かいしゃにいきます
Gohan wo tabeta atoni kaisya ni ikimasu.
I go to company after eating.
ごはんをたべてから、かいしゃにいきます
Gohan wo tabete kara kaisya ni ikimasu.
After eating, I go to company.
・あたまをあらったあとに、からだをあらいます
Atamawo aratta atoni karadawo araimasu.
I wash my body after washing my hair. After washing my hair, (then) I wash my body.
・あたまをあらってから、からだをあらいますAtamawo aratte kara…
しごとのあとに、のみかいがあります。
Shigoto no atoni, nomikai gaarimasu.
I have a drinking party after the job.
しごとがおわってから、のみかいがあります。
Shigotoga owatte kara, nomikai gaarimasu.
After finishing the job, I have a drinking party.