After in Different Languages
Discover 'After' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Updated on March 6, 2024
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After in Sub-Saharan African Languages
| Afrikaans | na | ||
| The word "na" in Afrikaans can also mean "to", "according to", or "in | |||
| Amharic | በኋላ | ||
| The term "በኋላ" comes from the Ge'ez word "ብሐል" (beḥal), which means "late" or "behind the time." | |||
| Hausa | bayan | ||
| The word `bayan` in Hausa can also refer to an explanation or clarification. | |||
| Igbo | mgbe | ||
| "Mgbe" is also the name for a type of traditional Igbo dance performed by women. | |||
| Malagasy | rehefa | ||
| The word "rehefa" can also mean "behind" or "at the end of" in Malagasy. | |||
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | pambuyo | ||
| The word "pambuyo" (after) in Nyanja is likely derived from the word "kumbuyo" (back) or "kumbuyira" (to follow, to go after). | |||
| Shona | mushure | ||
| "Mushure" is a Shona word derived from Proto-Bantu *cɔ́lɔ́, which means either "after" or "behind". | |||
| Somali | kadib | ||
| Somali word "kadib" means "after" and can also refer to an "appointed time" or a "certain period of time." | |||
| Sesotho | ka mora | ||
| The word "ka mora" can also mean "in order for" or "because of" in Sesotho. | |||
| Swahili | baada ya | ||
| In Swahili, "baada ya" can also mean "in addition to" or "besides." | |||
| Xhosa | emva | ||
| In addition to its temporal meaning, 'emva' can also refer to the cause or reason behind an action or event in Xhosa. | |||
| Yoruba | lẹhin | ||
| "lẹhin" can also mean "behind" or "in back of" in Yoruba. | |||
| Zulu | ngemuva | ||
| Ngemuva can also mean 'behind' or 'at the back' (of something). | |||
| Bambara | kɔfɛ | ||
| Ewe | emegbe | ||
| Kinyarwanda | nyuma | ||
| Lingala | nsima | ||
| Luganda | oluvannyuma | ||
| Sepedi | morago ga | ||
| Twi (Akan) | wie a | ||
After in North African & Middle Eastern Languages
| Arabic | بعد | ||
| The word "بعد" also means "distance" or "separation" in Arabic. | |||
| Hebrew | לאחר | ||
| The Hebrew word "לאחר" (after) also means "to delay" or "to be late." | |||
| Pashto | وروسته | ||
| "وروسته" is derived from an Old Iranian root meaning "behind" or "in back of". | |||
| Arabic | بعد | ||
| The word "بعد" also means "distance" or "separation" in Arabic. | |||
After in Western European Languages
| Albanian | pas | ||
| "Pas" also means "a step" or "footprint" in Albanian. | |||
| Basque | ondoren | ||
| Basque "ondoren" can also mean "below" or "underneath". | |||
| Catalan | després | ||
| The Catalan word "després" originates from the Latin phrase "de post", meaning "from after". | |||
| Croatian | nakon | ||
| The form "nakon što" is used in cases where a sentence is preceded by a main clause containing "trebati" or "morati" (must). | |||
| Danish | efter | ||
| "Efter" means "successor" but it can also be an older spelling of "lover". | |||
| Dutch | na | ||
| The word "na" can also mean "close to" or "next to" in Dutch. | |||
| English | after | ||
| "After" comes from the Old English word "æfter", meaning "behind" or "later in time". | |||
| French | après | ||
| "Après" also means "on", "upon", or "by way of" in French. | |||
| Frisian | efter | ||
| In Frisian, "efter" can also refer to a "follower" or "descendant". | |||
| Galician | despois | ||
| The Galician word "despois" derives from Latin "dē post" and originally meant "in the back," a meaning still preserved in the expression "depois delas," or "behind them." | |||
| German | nach | ||
| The word "nach" in German also has the meaning of "to, towards, for, in order to," and "according to" | |||
| Icelandic | eftir | ||
| The word "eftir" in Icelandic can also mean "behind" or "later". | |||
| Irish | tar éis | ||
| The word 'tar éis' is also used as a prefix to verbs to denote subsequence ('to do afterwards'). | |||
| Italian | dopo | ||
| The Italian word "dopo" not only means "after" but also means "from" and is an archaic form of the Italian word "di più" which means "more"} | |||
| Luxembourgish | no | ||
| "No" can also mean "never" in Luxembourgish. | |||
| Maltese | wara | ||
| The Maltese word "wara" is also used to mean "behind" in a physical sense and "later" in a temporal sense. | |||
| Norwegian | etter | ||
| The modern word "etter" derives from the Old Norse "eptir" and originally meant "behind". | |||
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | depois de | ||
| In Portuguese, "depois de" can also mean "subsequently", "then", or "later on". | |||
| Scots Gaelic | às deidh | ||
| The word "às deidh" can also mean "subsequent" or "following". | |||
| Spanish | después | ||
| "Después" can also mean "then" or "later" depending on the context. | |||
| Swedish | efter | ||
| In Swedish, "efter" can also mean "according to" or "following", deriving from Old Norse "eptir" with similar meanings. | |||
| Welsh | ar ôl | ||
| The Welsh word "ar ôl" also means "behind" and "on the back of a vehicle". | |||
After in Eastern European Languages
| Belarusian | пасля | ||
| The word "пасля" in Belarusian can also mean "fall" or "autumn". | |||
| Bosnian | poslije | ||
| Poslije is of Proto-Slavic origin, and shares a root with slijedeći ('following'). | |||
| Bulgarian | след | ||
| The word "след" can also mean "trace, mark, or sign" in Bulgarian. | |||
| Czech | po | ||
| 'Po' can mean 'according to' in expressions such as 'po tvém' (according to you) | |||
| Estonian | pärast | ||
| The Estonian word "pärast" can also mean "behind" or "in back of" when used in a spatial sense. | |||
| Finnish | jälkeen | ||
| The word "jälkeen" is etymologically related to the word "jälki" and it is sometimes used to mean "trace, mark". | |||
| Hungarian | után | ||
| In Hungarian, "után" can also mean "according to", "in the manner of", or "following the example of" something. | |||
| Latvian | pēc | ||
| "Pēc" can also mean "following" or "according to" or be used for indicating the genitive case. | |||
| Lithuanian | po to | ||
| The word "po to" has several alternate meanings: "behind", "afterwards", "following", "according to", "on the basis of", "under the influence of", "along", and "via". | |||
| Macedonian | после | ||
| The word "после" in Macedonian can also mean "later" or "behind". | |||
| Polish | po | ||
| Po is short for 'popołudnie', which means afternoon in Polish. | |||
| Romanian | după | ||
| "După" derives from Proto-Indo-European "*deµs" meaning "from" and "*kʷe" meaning "where". | |||
| Russian | после | ||
| The word "после" also means "afterwards" or "consequently" in Russian. | |||
| Serbian | после | ||
| "После" also denotes "after" but in the context of a sequence or order. | |||
| Slovak | po | ||
| The Slovak word "po" can also mean "by", "for", "on", or "over". | |||
| Slovenian | po | ||
| The Slovene po, meaning "after," also shows up in the Czech and Polish languages. | |||
| Ukrainian | після | ||
| In addition to its meaning of "after," the Ukrainian word "після" can also mean "in honor of," "in memory of," or "in accordance with." | |||
After in South Asian Languages
| Bengali | পরে | ||
| The word পরে also means "on" or "in" in the Bengali language. | |||
| Gujarati | પછી | ||
| "પછી" also means "then" or "later". | |||
| Hindi | उपरांत | ||
| The word "उपरांत" in Hindi also means "in succession" or "consecutively" | |||
| Kannada | ನಂತರ | ||
| The word "ನಂತರ" can also mean "later" or "afterwards". | |||
| Malayalam | ശേഷം | ||
| The word "ശേഷം" ("after") in Malayalam is derived from the Sanskrit word "शेष" ("remainder"), suggesting that something remains after an event or action has taken place. | |||
| Marathi | नंतर | ||
| "nantar", from Sanskrit "anantaram", means "after", "subsequently", and "later" in Marathi. | |||
| Nepali | पछि | ||
| "पछि" in Nepali can also mean "later" or "behind" in terms of position. | |||
| Punjabi | ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ | ||
| ਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ (after) is a phrase taken from the Persian language that also means 'due to'. | |||
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | පසුව | ||
| In addition to meaning "after," "පසුව" can also mean "back" or "behind." | |||
| Tamil | பிறகு | ||
| The Tamil word 'பிறகு' ('after') is also used to refer to 'the future' or 'later'. | |||
| Telugu | తరువాత | ||
| The word "తరువాత" is also used as a conjunction to mean "so" or "thus". | |||
| Urdu | کے بعد | ||
| The word "کے بعد" can also mean "according to" or "following". | |||
After in East Asian Languages
| Chinese (Simplified) | 后 | ||
| The character "后" can also mean "empress" or "later generations", reflecting its historical usage in Chinese society. | |||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 後 | ||
| The Chinese character "後" can also refer to a person's descendants, posterity, or followers. | |||
| Japanese | 後 | ||
| The character "後" is also used as a suffix to indicate a later period in time, such as "昭和時代後期" (Showa period, latter half). | |||
| Korean | 후 | ||
| The Korean word "후" also means "smell". | |||
| Mongolian | дараа | ||
| The Mongolian word “дараа” derives from the Middle Mongolian word “дара” which means “to follow”. | |||
| Myanmar (Burmese) | နောက်မှ | ||
| The term နောက်မှ (nauk hma) is sometimes used to describe temporal succession, or the arrival of one event after another in time. | |||
After in South East Asian Languages
| Indonesian | setelah | ||
| The word "setelah" in Indonesian is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *taqada, meaning "past" or "finished." | |||
| Javanese | sawise | ||
| "Sawise" or "sesawi" also means "after" in Javanese literature. | |||
| Khmer | បន្ទាប់ពី | ||
| បន្ទាប់ពី literally means “after this”, which can also be expanded to mean “after that” or “following this,” but which can also be used to mean “because of,” “depending on,” “in accordance with,” “by means of,” or “according to.” | |||
| Lao | ຫລັງຈາກ | ||
| ຫລັງຈາກ is also used to describe something that happened after another event, but not necessarily immediately after. | |||
| Malay | selepas | ||
| The word "selepas" is derived from the Sanskrit word "śeṣa" meaning "remainder" or "remnant". | |||
| Thai | หลังจาก | ||
| "หลังจาก" (after) comes from the word "หลัง" (back), implying that something happens after the back. | |||
| Vietnamese | sau | ||
| The word sau is thought to originate from the Chinese characters 後 (hòu) or 後面 (hòumian), both of which mean "after" | |||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | pagkatapos | ||
After in Central Asian Languages
| Azerbaijani | sonra | ||
| "Sonra" means "after" in Azerbaijani and comes from the Proto-Turkic suffix "-ra" indicating motion towards or location at. | |||
| Kazakh | кейін | ||
| Кейін can also mean "later" or "in the future" and is derived from the Persian word "kāyīn". | |||
| Kyrgyz | кийин | ||
| In Kyrgyz, "кийин" also refers to the posterior part of an animal or the back of a person. | |||
| Tajik | баъд аз | ||
| The word “баъд аз” also signifies “in the back”. | |||
| Turkmen | soň | ||
| Uzbek | keyin | ||
| The Uzbek word "keyin" can also mean "from now on". | |||
| Uyghur | after | ||
After in Pacific Languages
| Hawaiian | ma hope | ||
| "Ma hope" also means "behind" or "in the rear" in Hawaiian. | |||
| Maori | muri | ||
| Muri also means 'behind' or 'the back of,' as in te muri o te whare (the back of the house). | |||
| Samoan | ina ua maeʻa | ||
| In Samoan, the word "ina ua maeʻa" can be used with a range of meanings from a more immediate "following immediately" to the more general concept of "in the time of" and may sometimes be best left untranslated | |||
| Tagalog (Filipino) | pagkatapos | ||
| The Tagalog word "pagkatapos" is also used to mean "the day after" or "the following day." | |||
After in American Indigenous Languages
| Aymara | ukatxa | ||
| Guarani | rire | ||
After in International Languages
| Esperanto | post | ||
| Post (after) is related to the Esperanto words "postaĵo" (postage) and "posti" (to send mail). | |||
| Latin | post | ||
| "Post" in Latin originally had the literal meaning of "behind" or "beyond" in space, and has evolved to mean "after" in time. | |||
After in Others Languages
| Greek | μετά | ||
| The word 'μετά' can also mean 'with', 'among' or 'after'. | |||
| Hmong | tom qab | ||
| In Vietnamese, "tam qab" also means "afternoon". | |||
| Kurdish | piştî | ||
| The word 'piştî' can also mean 'from' or 'since' in Kurdish, depending on the context. | |||
| Turkish | sonra | ||
| The word "sonra" in Turkish is derived from the Arabic word "ثُمّ" (thumma), which also means "after". | |||
| Xhosa | emva | ||
| In addition to its temporal meaning, 'emva' can also refer to the cause or reason behind an action or event in Xhosa. | |||
| Yiddish | נאָך | ||
| נאָך in Yiddish can also mean "in accordance with," "by," "next," or "again." | |||
| Zulu | ngemuva | ||
| Ngemuva can also mean 'behind' or 'at the back' (of something). | |||
| Assamese | পাছত | ||
| Aymara | ukatxa | ||
| Bhojpuri | बाद में | ||
| Dhivehi | ފަހުން | ||
| Dogri | बाद च | ||
| Filipino (Tagalog) | pagkatapos | ||
| Guarani | rire | ||
| Ilocano | kalpasan | ||
| Krio | afta | ||
| Kurdish (Sorani) | دوای | ||
| Maithili | बाद मे | ||
| Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ | ||
| Mizo | hnuah | ||
| Oromo | booda | ||
| Odia (Oriya) | ପରେ | ||
| Quechua | chaymanta | ||
| Sanskrit | अनन्तरम् | ||
| Tatar | аннан соң | ||
| Tigrinya | ድሕሪ | ||
| Tsonga | endzhaku | ||