Breakdown of بعد از اینکه هم‌کلاسی من لیسانس گرفت، به خارج مهاجرت کرد.
من
I
بهbe
to
ازaz
from
گرفتنgereftan
to take / to get
Questions & Answers about بعد از اینکه هم‌کلاسی من لیسانس گرفت، به خارج مهاجرت کرد.
Why do we use بعد از اینکه instead of just بعد از for "after"?
You use بعد از when "after" is followed by a simple noun, like بعد از کلاس (after class). But when "after" introduces a full clause with a verb—like "my classmate got a bachelor's degree"—you have to add اینکه to act as a bridge connecting the two parts of the sentence.
Since getting the degree happened before immigrating, could we use the Past Perfect (گرفته بود) instead of the Simple Past (گرفت)?
Yes, you absolutely can! Using the Past Perfect (گرفته بود) emphasizes that the first action was completely finished before the second one started. However, because بعد از اینکه already makes the sequence of events very clear, native speakers often just use the Simple Past (گرفت) as it sounds a bit more direct and conversational.
How is the word هم‌کلاسی built?
It uses the prefix هم- (ham-), which means "same" or "co-". When attached to کلاس (kelas - class) and the suffix -ی (-i, meaning a person associated with something), it literally means "person of the same class." You will see this handy prefix all the time, such as in هم‌کار (ham-kar - co-worker).
Where does the word لیسانس (lisans) come from?
It is a French loanword (licence) that became the standard term in Iran for a bachelor's degree. You might also hear a master's degree referred to as فوق لیسانس (fogh-e lisans), which literally means "above a bachelor's".