When planning your next steps after university, you will often need to describe the order of your milestones. In Farsi, to say "after [doing something]," you use بعد از اینکه or پس از اینکه.
In a previous lesson, you saw that "before" clauses take the subjunctive because the action has not yet happened. By contrast, an "after" clause describes an action that was already completed before the main event could take place. Because it is treated as a realized fact, Farsi uses the indicative mood—typically the Simple Past or the Past Perfect tense.
Here is بعد از اینکه followed by a Simple Past verb to describe life after getting a bachelor's degree:
| After my classmate got a bachelor's degree, he immigrated abroad. | بعد از اینکه همکلاسی من لیسانس گرفت، به خارج مهاجرت کرد.ba'd az in-ke ham-kelâsi-ye man lisâns gereft, be khârej mohâjerat kard. |
Alternatively, you can use پس از اینکه. It means the exact same thing but has a slightly more formal or literary tone, often used in academic and professional contexts.
| After I wrote the thesis, I got a master's degree. | پس از اینکه پایاننامه را نوشتم، فوقلیسانس گرفتم.pas az inke pâyân-nâme râ neveshtam, fowq-lisâns gereftam. |
Using the Past Perfect
To strongly emphasize that the first action was entirely finished before the next chapter of life began, Farsi often uses the Past Perfect tense (had done something) in the "after" clause.
| After we had graduated, we established a company. | بعد از اینکه ما فارغالتحصیل شده بودیم، یک شرکت تاسیس کردیم.ba'd az in-ke mâ fâregh-ot-tahsil shode budim, yek sherkat ta'sis kardim. |
| After she had received a scholarship, she started the doctorate. | بعد از اینکه او بورسیه گرفته بود، دکترا را شروع کرد.ba'd az inke u bursiye gerefte bud, doktorâ râ shoru' kard. |
Moving Forward in Your Career
Whether you are using the Simple Past or Past Perfect, these temporal clauses are perfect for describing the path to becoming independent (مستقل) or building a business as an entrepreneur (کارآفرین).
| After they graduated, they became completely independent. | بعد از اینکه آنها فارغالتحصیل شدند، کاملاً مستقل شدند.ba'd az inke ânhâ fâregh-ot-tahsil shodand, kâmelan mostaghel shodand. |
| After my roommate got a doctorate, she became a successful entrepreneur. | بعد از اینکه هماتاقی من دکترا گرفت، یک کارآفرین موفق شد.ba'd az inke ham-otâqi-ye man doktorâ gereft, yek kârâfarin movaffaq shod. |
