Questions & Answers about קודם אני בודק את הכתובת, ואחר כך אני יוצא מהבית.
They’re related, but they do slightly different jobs:
- קודם = first, before that, at first
- אחר כך = after that, afterwards, then
So the sentence is structured as:
- קודם אני בודק את הכתובת
= First I check the address - ואחר כך אני יוצא מהבית
= and then / after that I leave the house
Using both makes the sequence very clear and natural.
Hebrew often repeats the subject pronoun when there are two separate actions:
- קודם אני בודק...
- ואחר כך אני יוצא...
In English, we might sometimes say First I check the address, and then leave the house, but in Hebrew, repeating אני sounds clear and natural.
Also, in the present tense, Hebrew verb forms often do not clearly show the person by themselves, so pronouns like אני are commonly included.