after
preposition
1 preposition followingi ndiaidh tar éis after the war i ndiaidh an chogaidh, tar éis an chogaidhstraight after the meeting go díreach i ndiaidh an chruinnitheafter a while tar éis tamaill, i ndiaidh scaithimhafter six years of waiting tar éis sé bliana ag feitheamh, i ndiaidh fanacht sé blianathe day after that an lá ina dhiaidh sin, an lá dár gcionn, lá arna mhárach 2 preposition indicating continuity, repetitioni ndiaidh ar prep I read through it line after line léigh mé tríd líne i ndiaidh líne, léigh mé tríd líne ar líneweek after week seachtain i ndiaidh seachtaine, seachtain ar sheachtainTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 preposition indicating order, ranking etci ndiaidh tar éis what letter comes after V? cén litir a thagann i ndiaidh V?the number after that an uimhir ina dhiaidh sin, an chéad uimhir eileshe was the fastest after Aoife ba ise ba thapúla i ndiaidh Aoifesport comes after music for me chuirfinnse an spórt i ndiaidh an cheoil 4 preposition behindi ndiaidh close the door after you dún an doras i do dhiaidhclean up after yourself glan suas i do dhiaidh féinthey dragged the sled after them tharraing siad an sleamhnán ina ndiaidh aniar 5 preposition in pursuit of sb/sthi ndiaidh ar lorg she ran after me rith sí i mo dhiaidh 6 preposition in sb's directioni ndiaidh they shouted after us bhéic siad inár ndiaidhhe was staring after me bhí sé ag stánadh i mo dhiaidh 7 preposition aboutshe was asking after Seán bhí sí ag cur thuairisc Sheáinhe inquired after your health chuir sé tuairisc do shláinte 8 preposition indicating distancei ndiaidh tar éis after a mile, turn left tar éis míle, cas ar chlé; i ndiaidh míle, tiontaigh ar chléa hundred metres after the school céad méadar i ndiaidh na scoile 9 preposition (US) in time expressionsi ndiaidh tar éis quarter after six ceathrú i ndiaidh a sé, ceathrú tar éis a sé 10 preposition given, consideringi ndiaidh tar éis i bhfianaise after the effort I'd made tar éis mo shaothairafter what the minister said i ndiaidh an méid a dúirt an t-aire, tar éis a ndúirt an t-aire, i bhfianaise a raibh le rá ag an aireshe's glad to be alive after all that has happened tá áthas uirthi a bheith beo tar éis ar tharlawe're in your debt after what you did for us táimid faoi chomaoin agat as ucht an méid a rinne tú dúinn 11 preposition despitei ndiaidh tar éis d'ainneoin in ainneoin after being told to be careful in ainneoin gur dúradh leis a bheith aireacheven after what she did to him fiú i ndiaidh an rud a rinne sí air 12 preposition in honour ofas prep i ndiaidh he's named after his grandfather as a sheanathair a baisteadh éthe school is named after its founder ainmníodh an scoil i ndiaidh a bunaitheora, ainm a bunaitheora atá ar an scoil 13 preposition ART, MUS in the style ofi stílar nós a planxty after O'Carolan plancstaí i stíl Uí Chearbhalláin 14 preposition expressing contrasti ndiaidh tar éis after being sick, it's nice to be on my feet again i ndiaidh a bheith breoite, is deas a bheith ar mo bhoinn arís
adverb
15 adverb afterwardsina dhiaidh sin tar éis sinhe left soon after d'fhág sé go gearr ina dhiaidh sin, d'fhág sé go gairid ina dhiaidh sina month after mí ina dhiaidh sin, mí níos déanaíthe year after an bhliain ina dhiaidh sin, an bhliain dár gcionnconjunction
16 conjunction showing sequencei ndiaidh tar éis after I qualified i ndiaidh dom cáiliú, tar éis dom cáiliúafter her father left i ndiaidh dá hathair imeacht, tar éis dá hathair imeacht, ar imeacht dá hathairhe got ill soon after he returned buaileadh tinn é go gairid i ndiaidh dó filleadh 17 conjunction consideringi ndiaidh tar éis it was scandalous, after they'd promised her bhí sé náireach, i ndiaidh dóibh gealltanas a thabhairt di