Pagkatapos (en. After)

/paɡaˈtaʔpas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adverb

Indicates the sequence of events.

After class, we play.

Pagkatapos ng klase, kami ay naglalaro.

A word used to indicate time after an event.

After dinner, we went to the cinema.

Pagkatapos ng hapunan, nagpunta kami sa sinehan.

Indicates the time or period following another event.

After a few hours, they arrived.

Pagkatapos ng ilang oras, dumating na sila.

root word: 'katapos', prefix 'pag-'

after everything

after all that happened

pagkatapos ng lahat

after the greetings

after the greetings or gatherings

pagkatapos ng pagbati

first

The opposite of 'after', meaning before another event.

una

following

Refers to things that are in sequence.

kasunod

after that

I'm leaving the house, after that I'm going to buy food.

Aalis ako ng bahay, pagkatapos ay bibili ako ng pagkain.

afterwards

I'll study now, afterwards I'll just watch a movie.

Mag-aaral ako ngayon, pagkatapos ay manonood na lang ako ng movie.

later on

I'll go to the mall later, after that I'll just stroll around.

Pupunta ako sa mall mamaya, pagkatapos maglalakad-lakad ako.