後で
あとで
hepburn atode
later, afterwards
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 宿題を終わってから、後でテレビを見ます。I'll watch TV later after finishing homework.
- 後でメールします。I'll email you later.
Collocations
後で (atode, later)後ほど (nochihodo, later formal)後 (ato, after / behind)前に (mae ni, before)すぐに (sugu ni, soon)
Mnemonic
Atode (後で) is the adverb "later" — 後 (ato) + で (means / time particle). Compare: nochihodo (formal "later," for business), atode (conversational "later"), sugu ni (right away). Grammar split: ~no atode (after a noun, e.g., shokuji no atode "after the meal") vs ~ta atode (after a verb in ta-form, e.g., tabeta atode "after eating"). English "later / after" subtly splits between atode (standalone adverb) and ato (noun, standalone or with particles). Korean "na-jung-e / itta / dwi-e" parallels. In business, atode is informal — switch to nochihodo.
Quick check
"After eating" using a verb with atode?