After in German 🇩🇪

Can also mean "to"

Like in the sentence "wir reisen nach Paris"

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To remember the German word "nach," consider its phonetic similarity to the English word "notch." Imagine a notch marked as a point you go to after reaching the first point, reinforcing the idea of "after." You could also think of "nach" as the direction you're headed — you're going to the next notch on a belt or stick, which is "nach" (after or behind) the one you're currently at. "Nach" also sounds like "knock," and you might think of knocking on a door as something you do after arriving somewhere, which is a movement or direction similar in concept to "nach."

Other German words that mean 'after' are "hinter" (more closely aligned with 'behind' in spatial terms), or "danach" which literally means "thereafter." As for synonyms for "nach" when used in different contexts, "zu" can be used to convey direction towards a place akin to "to" in English, and "nachdem" is a conjunction that means "after" in the temporal sense.

Apart from its main role as a preposition, "nach" can take on several alternate meanings:

1. "nach" can mean "to" when used in the context of destinations. For example, "Ich fliege nach Berlin" ("I am flying to Berlin").
2. It can also express "according to," as in "nach dem Gesetz" ("according to the law").
3. When referring to time, you might say "nach fünf Uhr" to mean "after five o'clock."
4. In recipes or cooking, "nach Geschmack" means "to taste."

Slang or colloquial use is not typically associated with "nach," as it is a common, everyday word without specific slang connotations.

Here are some example sentences using "nach":

1. Ich gehe nach Hause. (I'm going home.)
2. Schau nach links! (Look to the left!)
3. Wir treffen uns nach dem Film. (We'll meet after the movie.)
4. Sie macht es genau nach dem Rezept. (She does it just according to the recipe.)
5. Nach deinem Anruf war ich erleichtert. (After your call, I was relieved.)

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Tips to remember the German word "nach":
Associate "nach" with "notch" on your timeline; after every event, there's a "notch" – and "nach" each event comes another.

Explanations:
"Nach" is a preposition in German which can mean "after" but also has other meanings depending on the context, such as "to" when indicating direction, "according to", or "towards".

Other words that mean the same thing:
– "Später" can also mean "after" but in the sense of "later."
– "Danach" means "after that" or "afterwards."

Alternate meanings and slang:
There aren't particularly prevalent slang meanings for "nach," but it's a component in many phrases and compound words.

Examples of sentences that use "nach":
– "Nach dem Film gehen wir essen." (After the movie, we're going out to eat.)
– "Ich fahre nach Berlin." (I'm traveling to/to Berlin.)
– "Nach deiner Beschreibung sollte das Haus leicht zu finden sein." (According to your description, the house should be easy to find.)
– "Ich sehne mich nach Ruhe." (I long for peace / I'm yearning for peace.)

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