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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdanach
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /daˈnaːx/
"Wir haben zu Abend gegessen und sind danach ins Kino gegangen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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At a later time; subsequently or later.
"We had dinner at the restaurant and went to the cinema afterward."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'æfterweard', combining 'æfter' (after) and '-weard' (indicating direction). Over centuries, it evolved from expressing physical following into its modern temporal sense denoting subsequent occurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Afterward" is said worldwide
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ensuite
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.sɥit/
"Nous avons dîné puis nous sommes sortis ensuite."
danach
Transliteration: /daˈnaːx/
"Wir haben zu Abend gegessen und sind danach ins Kino gegangen."
dopo
Transliteration: /ˈdo.po/
"Abbiamo cenato e siamo andati al cinema dopo."
después
Transliteration: /desˈpwes/
"Cenamos y fuimos al cine después."
depois
Transliteration: /deˈpujʃ/
"Nós jantamos e fomos ao cinema depois."
बाद में
Transliteration: baad mein
"हमने खाना खाया और उसके बाद फिल्म देखने गए।"
后来
Transliteration: hòulái
"我们吃过晚饭，后来去了电影院。"
나중에
Transliteration: naju-e
"우리는 저녁을 먹고 나중에 영화관에 갔습니다."
あとで
Transliteration: atode
Script: 後で
"私たちは夕食を食べたあとで映画館に行きました。"
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