baada

How to say it

Meaning

A word that places one event later than another; it is almost always followed by ya.

Good to know

Baada ya comes before a noun or an infinitive: baada ya chakula, after the meal; baada ya kufika, after arriving. Baadaye means afterwards, and its opposite is kabla ya, before.

Examples

• Tutaondoka baada ya chakula cha mchana.We will leave after lunch.
• Baada ya kufika nyumbani, alilala.After arriving home, he slept.
• Mvua ilianza kunyesha baada ya saa moja.The rain started after an hour.

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