Breakdown of Bleibst du nach dem Unterricht hier?
du
you (informal singular)
hier
here
bleiben
to stay
nach
after (in time)
der Unterricht
the lesson/class
Questions & Answers about Bleibst du nach dem Unterricht hier?
Why is it dem Unterricht and not der Unterricht?
The preposition nach always requires the dative case. Because Unterricht is a masculine noun (der Unterricht), the definite article changes to dem in the dative case.
Does nach always mean 'after'? I thought it meant 'to', like in nach Berlin.
It depends on the context! When you use nach with an event or time, like nach dem Unterricht (after the lesson), it means 'after'. When you use it with geographic locations like cities or countries, it means 'to' (like nach Berlin).
Why does the time phrase nach dem Unterricht come before hier?
German generally follows the 'Time, Manner, Place' rule for sentence structure. The phrase telling us when this happens (nach dem Unterricht) naturally comes before the word telling us where it happens (hier).
Is Unterricht singular or plural here?
It is singular. Der Unterricht (class, lesson, or instruction) is almost always used in the singular form in German. If you want to talk about multiple individual class periods, you would usually use die Stunden.
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