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㊦ から(1) ←

→ ㊦ から(3)


㊦ から (2)

Conjunction


After/since a point in time at which something takes place. After; having done something; since (time)
【Related Expression: あとで; てform of verb

Key Sentences

(ks). 雪子は晩ご飯を食べてから映画に行った・行きました。

After eating her supper, Yukiko went to a movie.


Formation

Vてから 話してから After talking
  食べてから After eating

Examples

(a). 私は友達に電話してからうちを出た。

I left home after making a call to my friend.

(b). ジョーンズさんはいつもシャワーを浴びてから寝ます。

Mr. Jones always goes to bed after taking a shower.

(c). 私達がこの家を買ってからもう十年になる。

It's already been ten years since we bought this house.

(d). 二年前に交通事故を起こしてから、ミラーさんは車に乗らないようにしています。

Since he caused a traffic accident two years ago, Mr. Miller has been trying not to drive a car.


Notes

1. Verbてから Sentence means 'Sentence after doing something' or 'Sentence since ~ did something'. The usage of から2 is an extended use of から1.

2. てから is not to be confused with たから in which から is used as a conjunction of cause/reason.

(⇨ から3)

【Related Expression】

から in Verbてから can be omitted if the main verb does not indicate a high degree of volitional control on the part of the speaker as in the cases of a strong suggestion, determination or a command. Thus, in Key Sentence and Examples (a), (b) and (c) から can drop, but in Example (d), [1a] and [2a] it cannot.

[1]

[2]

The difference between てから and て is that the former focuses more on chronological order and volitional planning than the latter does.


㊦ から(1) ←

→ ㊦ から(3)