Learn Hardcore Japanese: bangohan no ato, haha ga otya wo irete kuremasita.

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晩ばんご飯はん　の　あと、　母はは　が　お茶ちゃ　を　入いれて　くれました。bangohan no ato, haha ga ocha o irete kuremashita.

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After dinner, my mother made tea for me.

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Breakdown of bangohan no ato, haha ga ocha o irete kuremashita.

Why is there a の after 晩ご飯 in 晩ご飯のあと?

In 晩ご飯のあと, the の links 晩ご飯 (dinner) with あと (after).

So:

This use of の is very common when one noun modifies another noun.

Examples:

Why is あと used here instead of a particle like に or で?

あと is a noun meaning after or the time after. In Japanese, time expressions are often built with nouns.

So 晩ご飯のあと literally means something like the after of dinner, which naturally becomes after dinner in English.

You may sometimes see:

The で adds a slight sense of at that time / then, but 晩ご飯のあと by itself is already perfectly natural.

Why is the subject marked with が in 母が?