Meaning
Shows that the second action happens only after the first one is completed.
Formation
- て form + から: 洗ってから食べます
- It stresses that the first action is fully finished
When to use it
- Core use
- Only after this, then that
Example
手を洗ってから食べます
I eat after washing my hands.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.