Breakdown of Després del sopar, vam mirar les postres.
després de
after
el sopar
the dinner
mirar
to look at
les postres
the desserts
Questions & Answers about Després del sopar, vam mirar les postres.
Why is it del sopar and not de el sopar?
Because del is the normal contraction of de + el in Catalan.
- de = of / from / after in some contexts
- el = the
- de + el = del
So:
- després del sopar = after dinner
- literally, after the dinner
This is very similar to Spanish del. In Catalan, using de el here would sound wrong.
Why is després followed by de / del?
Because després normally works with de when it introduces what comes after.
So:
- després de classe = after class
- després del sopar = after dinner
- després de treballar = after working
You can think of després de as a fixed expression meaning after.
What does vam mirar mean exactly?