Après le repas, nous débarrassons la table ensemble.

In French, nouns usually need an article. So repas normally appears as le repas, un repas, etc.

Here, Après le repas means after the meal or after eating. French often uses the definite article where English might sound more natural with no article or with a different structure.

So:

• après = after
• le repas = the meal

Repas is a general word meaning meal. It does not specify whether it is breakfast, lunch, or dinner.

By contrast:

• petit-déjeuner = breakfast
• déjeuner = lunch
• dîner = dinner

So le repas is more neutral and general than le dîner.

Nous débarrassons comes from the verb débarrasser, which here means to clear or to clear away.

It is in the present tense:

• je débarrasse
• tu débarrasses
• il / elle / on débarrasse
• nous débarrassons
• vous débarrassez
• ils / elles débarrassent

So nous débarrassons means we clear or we are clearing, depending on context.

In French, débarrasser la table is a normal expression for clearing the table after a meal.

It works as:

• débarrasser = to clear away / remove things from
• la table = the table

So débarrasser la table literally suggests removing what is on the table.

A very common related expression is:

• Débarrasse la table. = Clear the table.

Because la table is the direct object of the verb débarrasser.

In this expression, French says:

• débarrasser la table = clear the table

It does not use de here.

This can be confusing because English often thinks more like remove things from the table, but French packages the idea differently.

Compare:

• Nous débarrassons la table. = We clear the table.
• Nous enlevons les assiettes de la table. = We remove the plates from the table.

No. They are related, but not the same.

• débarrasser quelque chose / quelqu’un = to clear, free, or rid something/someone
• se débarrasser de = to get rid of

Examples:

• Nous débarrassons la table. = We clear the table.
• Je me débarrasse de ces vieux papiers. = I’m getting rid of these old papers.

So in your sentence, it is the non-reflexive verb débarrasser, not se débarrasser de.

The French present tense can cover several English ideas:

• we clear the table
• we are clearing the table
• we do clear the table
• sometimes a habitual idea like we clear the table after the meal

Without more context, nous débarrassons is just the normal present tense. It can describe:

• a habit
• a general routine
• something happening now

French often relies on context rather than changing tense the way English does.

Yes. In everyday spoken French, many people would naturally say on instead of nous:

• Après le repas, on débarrasse la table ensemble.

This still means we clear the table together.

A simple way to think about it:

• nous = more formal, more standard in writing
• on = very common in everyday speech for we

So your sentence is completely correct, but slightly more formal or textbook-like than casual conversation.

Ensemble means together, and placing it at the end is very natural.

• Après le repas, nous débarrassons la table ensemble.

That is the most straightforward word order.

You may also hear slight variations, but the end position is the safest and most natural for learners.

For example:

• Nous débarrassons la table ensemble après le repas.

This is possible, but the original version sounds cleaner and more typical.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

ah-PREH luh ruh-PAH, noo day-bah-rah-SON lah TAH-bl ahn-SAHM-bl

A few useful notes:

• Après: the è sounds like the vowel in bed
• repas: the final s is silent
• nous débarrassons: the final -ons sounds roughly like on in French, not like English onz
• table: the final e is not strongly pronounced
• ensemble: the en has a nasal vowel; the final -ble is light

Also, French flows smoothly, so you will often hear linking and reduced vowels in natural speech.

The comma separates the introductory time phrase from the main clause:

• Après le repas = after the meal
• nous débarrassons la table ensemble = we clear the table together

It helps readability, especially in writing. In speech, it corresponds to a small pause.

The sentence would still be understandable without the comma, but with it, the structure is clearer.