German word

danach

Pronunciation

IPA/daˈnaːx/

Meaning

  • adverbafterwards

Example

Er hat gearbeitet, und danach hat er ferngesehen.

He worked, and afterwards he watched TV.

Illustration for danach (afterwards)

More examples

Er hat die Prüfung bestanden, und direkt danach hat er gefeiert.

He passed the exam, and immediately afterwards he celebrated.

Core concept

A point on a timeline that comes after an earlier event.

Common phrases

  • gleich danach

    right afterwards

  • direkt danach

    immediately afterwards

Similar words

dann: At the point that follows in a sequence.
nachher: At a later point following something that happened.
später: At some later time, especially in the future.
daraufhin: Following an earlier event and prompted by it.

Definition in German

Eine zeitliche Folge ausdrückt und auf etwas Zuvoriges Bezug nimmt, ohne den genauen Abstand festzulegen.

Word origin

Danach combines da, an old pointer meaning 'there' or 'then', with nach, meaning 'after', forming a temporal adverb.

Usage tips

  • When danach begins a main clause, the finite verb remains in second position, so it comes before the subject: Danach arbeitet er.

Other meanings

  • thenadverb

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