connective N5 essential casualpolitewritten
それから — and then
それから
Meaning
- and then / after that ~ — links the next event in a sequence
Key sentence
朝ご飯を食べた。それから学校へ行った。
I ate breakfast. After that, I went to school.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Clause | Clause。それから + next clause |
Examples
宿題をして、それからゲームをした。
I did my homework, and then played games.
パンと牛乳、それから卵を買ってきて。
Buy bread and milk, and then eggs too.
薬を飲んだ。それからずっと体調がいい。
I took the medicine. Ever since then I've felt fine.
Easily confused with
Notes
- それから also adds an item to a list ('and also'), and with a span of time can mean 'since then' (それからずっと = 'ever since').
See それから in real sentences
Jengo shows それから the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar.