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אחרי זה ניקינו את השולחן, ועכשיו הבית נקי.
Meaning
After that we cleaned the table, and now the house is clean.
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Questions & Answers about אחרי זה ניקינו את השולחן, ועכשיו הבית נקי.
What does אחרי זה mean here?
It literally means after this or after that, but in this sentence the natural English meaning is after that or then.
So:
- אחרי = after
- זה = this/that
In everyday Hebrew, אחרי זה is a very common way to say after that.
Is אחרי זה the same as אחר כך?
They are very close in meaning. Both can mean afterward / afterwards / then.
A learner can usually think of them like this:
- אחרי זה = after that
- אחר כך = afterwards / later
In many everyday sentences, either one would sound natural.
Why does ניקינו mean we cleaned?
ניקינו is a past-tense verb form from לנקות = to clean.
The ending ־נו often marks we in the past tense, so:
- ניקיתי = I cleaned
- ניקינו = we cleaned
So ניקינו את השולחן means we cleaned the table.