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After doing A
御お昼ひる寝ねを 為して か ら ゲ ー ム を 為しま す 。 
I'll play some games after I take a nap.
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肉 を 焼 い て か ら 、 其 処 に 有 る 麺 を 混 ぜ て ね 。 
After you grill the meat, please mix it over there with the noodles.
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お 兄 さ ん は 毎 日 仕 事 が 終 わ っ て か ら ボ ラ ン テ ィ ア を 為 る ！ 尊 敬 し て 居 る 。 
Every day, my (older) brother does volunteer work after his work is finished. I really respect him.
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赤 ち ゃ ん と 猫 が 遊 ん で か ら 寝 ま し た 。 
After the baby and the cat played, they went to sleep.
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彼 が 来 て か ら 討 議 を 始 め よ う 。 
Let's begin the discussion after he comes.
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彼 が 来 て か ら 出 発 し ま す 。 
I will depart after he comes.
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先 ず シ ャ ワ ー を 浴 び て か ら 、 勉 強 し て も い い で す か 。 
Is it alright if I study after I take a shower?
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病 気 に 成 っ て か ら 考 え 方 が 変 わ り ま し た 。 
My way of thinking changed after I became ill.
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勉 強 が 終 わ っ て か ら 運 動 し ま す 。 
I will exercise after I finish studying.
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此 の 新 聞 は 最 も 人 気 の 有 る 筆 者 を 外 し て か ら 、 読 者 数 を 減 ら し 始 め た 。 
The newspaper began to lose readers when it dispensed with one of its most popular writers.
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彼 は 大 き な ため 息 を つ い て か ら 口 を 開 い た 。 
After letting out a big sigh, he opened his mouth (to talk).
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私 は お 皿 を 洗 っ て か ら テ レ ビ を 見 た 。 
I watched TV after I washed the dishes.
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私 は 家 に 帰 っ て か ら うたた 寝 為 た 。 
I took a doze after coming home.
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私 は 少 し 買 い 物 を 為 て か ら 行 く と 彼 女 に 伝 え て 下 さ い 。 
Please tell her I'll come after I do some shopping.
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鐘 が 鳴 っ て か ら ５ 分 経 っ て 彼 は 来 た 。 
He came five minutes after the bell had rung.
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日 が 暮 れ て か ら 散 歩 に 出 か け る 。 
Go for a walk after dark.
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Construction
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AVerb: て-form
から
Basic Examples
私は食べてから => After I eat..
おかあさんはしごとをしてから => After mom works...

This is a fairly simple form that focuses on the linear progression between 2 actions/events. It does not suggest any kind of cause/effect relationship, just that one event comes after another.
Past and non-past usage
It's important to remember that regardless of when the events take place (past or non-past), the first verb is always in the て form.

昨日 、 食 べ て か ら 勉 強 し ま し た 。 (correct)

Yesterday, I studied after I ate.

今日 、 食 べ て か ら 勉 強 し ま す 。 (correct)

Today, I'll study after I eat.
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Grammar usage notes

The same purpose can be achieved with Verb たform　＋　あと, second clause. For example, the above sentences could be:
きのう、食べたあと、勉強しました。
今日、食べたあと勉強します。
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mtsugawa
Level: 7

Questions/Discussion

whats the difference between たべたあと and 食べてから？
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DDubixDube
Level: 113
Because あと means "after" and から marks a point of origin, their interpretations lead to the same meaning within the context that you gave: with あと it is "after eating, do X" and with から it is kind of like saying "starting from the point of eating, do X next". Essentially, the conclusion is the same, the approach to saying it is what differs.
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平和派
Level: 162

Discussion about this grammar
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nnibbs01
Level: 1
この文法はとても便利ですよ！
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16 years ago
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sweatervest
Level: 1
はい、とても便利ですね。
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16 years ago
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無風
Level: 3
Well, I was trying to make a direct suggestion for a possible correction on the sentence, but the page was taking half my life to load. So, in example #2, should it not be ボランティアをします　rather than ボランティアをする　so　that it is in keeping with the tense in the sentence that follows it in polite form? Or perhaps the second sentence should be in casual form?
Perhaps this is a grammar I don't know...?
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16 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 309
Hmm, sorry to hear that it was slow. I'm actually migrating the site to a new web server in the next few weeks, so that should help. I checked, and while it would fly in casual speech, it'd probably be better to keep them the same. I'll fix it right now. Thanks!
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16 years ago
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無風
Level: 3
No problem ^^ One little problem [the slow thing] doesn't bother me. I realise that my comment may have seemed snarky since I began with "Well", but that is just common in my speech. I'll look forward to this move though.
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16 years ago
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Ladymercury
Level: 19
So, what I'm understanding about this grammar is that its used in reference to you, the first person, and not another person (3rd person)?
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 309
It can refer to third person subjects - there are several models (click the 'model sentences' tab) that show this :).
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15 years ago
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mysticfive
Level: 2122
in the third example sentence, I'm not sure why the 'and' is in red - shouldn't the 'played' be emphasized instead?
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15 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 309
Fixed!
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15 years ago


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