Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #150
Word (Wort)

nachdem

Translation (Übersetzung) after
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ˈnaːxdeːm]
B1
Conjunction
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
grammar conjunction temporal subordinating
A subordinating conjunction that introduces a subordinate clause. The verb in the clause introduced by 'nachdem' is placed at the end. It indicates that the action in the main clause happens after the action in the subordinate clause. Often used with perfect or pluperfect tense in the subordinate clause.

nachdem - German Conjunction - nachdem Meaning - nachdem Translation - nachdem Conjunction Examples

nachdem is a German Conjunction

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nachdem Examples (Beispiele) in English

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Nachdem ich gefrühstückt habe, gehe ich zur Arbeit.
After I have eaten breakfast, I go to work.
Describing daily routine
Sie rief mich an, nachdem sie die Nachricht erhalten hatte.
She called me after she had received the message.
Past narrative with pluperfect
Nachdem der Film zu Ende war, gingen wir nach Hause.
After the movie was over, we went home.
Sequential past events

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nachdem Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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derived from (abgeleitet von)
nach
Meaning: after/to
Example: nach dem Essen (after the meal)
Preposition

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nachdem Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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nachdem Collocations (Kollokationen)

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kurz nachdem
shortly after
High frequency
lange nachdem
long after
Medium frequency
direkt nachdem
immediately after
High frequency
erst nachdem
only after
High frequency
bald nachdem
soon after
Medium frequency

nachdem Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Nachdem ist vor dem
After is before
A play on words meaning that after something ends, something new begins (similar to 'the end is the beginning')

nachdem Synonyms (Synonyme)

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als
Meaning: when
Medium similarity
sobald
Meaning: as soon as
High similarity
wenn
Meaning: when/if
Low similarity

nachdem Antonyms (Antonyme)

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bevor
Meaning: before
während
Meaning: while

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nachdem Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

nachdem semantically related words - words that are conceptually or thematically related to nachdem. Explore nachdem related vocabulary and discover words in the same semantic field. Learn nachdem contextually related words to expand your German vocabulary.

danach anschließend später zeitlich

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