# nachher

nachher is a German adverb meaning “in a short while”.

## In other languages

- Русский: потом, затем, после этого

## Meanings

1. in a short while (in the near future, but not more than a few hours)
2. afterwards, later (after something has finished)
   - So hatte Dorothee über ihr Leben entschieden. Denn was nachher daraus wurde, war ja nur die weitere Folge dieses Entschlusses. — So Dorothee had decided her future life. Because what became of it later, was only the further consequence of this decision.

## Examples

- Darf ich nachher anrufen? — May I call later?
- Ich muß Schluß machen. Ruf nachher noch mal an! — I have to go. Phone me later.
- Ruf mich nachher an. — Ring me later.
- Ich glaube, Tom und Maria kommen nachher. — I think Tom and Mary are going to be here later.
- Ich erkläre dir die Sache nachher. — I'll explain the matter to you later on.

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Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
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