bangohan no ato, haha to issyo ni syokki wo katadukemasu.

Here, の links 晩ご飯 and あと.

• 晩ご飯 = dinner
• あと = after

So 晩ご飯のあと literally means the after of dinner, or more naturally, after dinner.

This is a very common pattern:

• 授業のあと = after class
• 仕事のあと = after work
• 映画のあと = after the movie

In this sentence, あと means after.

So:

• 晩ご飯のあと = after dinner

It is related to 後で, but they are not used in exactly the same way.

• X のあと = after X
• 後で = later / afterwards

Examples:

• 晩ご飯のあと、勉強します。 = I study after dinner.
• 後で勉強します。 = I’ll study later.

So のあと directly connects to a noun, while 後で is more like an adverb.

The comma marks a pause and helps separate the time phrase from the rest of the sentence.

• 晩ご飯のあと、母と一緒に食器を片付けます。

It is similar to English when you start with a phrase like After dinner, ...

In Japanese, this comma is often helpful, but not always absolutely required. You may also see:

• 晩ご飯のあと母と一緒に食器を片付けます。

That is still understandable, but the comma makes it easier to read.

母 is the humble/plain way to refer to my mother when talking to other people.

In Japanese, family terms often change depending on whether you are:

• talking about your own family to someone else, or
• talking to your family member, or
• talking about someone else’s family

So:

• 母 = my mother
• お母さん = mom / mother, often used when speaking to her or referring to someone else’s mother more politely

In this sentence, the speaker is talking about their own mother, so 母 is natural.

と一緒に means together with.

• 母と一緒に = together with my mother

Breakdown:

• 母 = mother
• と = with
• 一緒に = together

So the whole phrase emphasizes doing something together.

Examples:

• 友だちと一緒に行きます。 = I will go together with a friend.
• 家族と一緒に食べます。 = I eat together with my family.

Because they do different jobs.

• と connects mother to the idea of accompaniment: with mother
• 一緒に is an adverbial expression meaning together

So:

• 母と = with my mother
• 一緒に = together

Put together:

• 母と一緒に = together with my mother

The に in 一緒に is part of how the word functions in the sentence. It helps make 一緒に act like together as an adverb.

Yes, you can, and it would still mean something like I clear the dishes with my mother.

However, 一緒に adds a clear sense of doing it together. Without it, the sentence is a bit more neutral and may focus less on the shared action.

Compare:

• 母と食器を片付けます。 = I clear the dishes with my mother.
• 母と一緒に食器を片付けます。 = I clear the dishes together with my mother.

The second one sounds more explicit and natural in many situations.

を marks the direct object of the verb.

Here:

• 食器 = dishes / tableware
• 食器を片付けます = put away / clear away the dishes

So 食器 is the thing being acted on, which is why it takes を.

This is a very common pattern:

• 本を読みます = read a book
• 部屋を掃除します = clean the room
• 食器を片付けます = clear away the dishes

食器 means tableware, dishes, or eating utensils in a broad sense.

It can include things like:

• plates
• bowls
• cups
• chopsticks
• other items used for eating

It is a general word, not just one specific item.

So 食器を片付けます does not only mean moving plates; it can mean cleaning up and putting away the dishes after a meal.

片付けます means to put away, tidy up, or clear away.

In this sentence, after dinner, it most naturally means:

• clearing the dishes from the table
• putting them away
• cleaning up after the meal

It does not necessarily mean washing them. If you specifically want to say wash the dishes, Japanese would more directly use something like:

• 食器を洗います = wash the dishes

So 片付けます is broader: it is about cleaning up / putting things in order.

Because Japanese normally puts the main verb at the end.

This sentence follows a very typical Japanese order:

• time phrase
• companion phrase
• object
• verb

So:

• 晩ご飯のあと、 = after dinner
• 母と一緒に = together with my mother
• 食器を = the dishes
• 片付けます。 = put away / clear away

Japanese is often described as an SOV language: subject-object-verb. The verb usually comes last.

The subject is understood from context, and it is most naturally I.

So the sentence is understood as:

• (私は) 晩ご飯のあと、母と一緒に食器を片付けます。

Japanese often omits subjects when they are obvious. This happens all the time in natural speech and writing.

So even though 私 is not written, the meaning is still clear.

片付けます is the polite present/future form of 片付ける.

Japanese often uses the -ます form in:

• neutral polite conversation
• textbook example sentences
• speaking to people you are not very close to
• formal or semi-formal situations

Compare:

• 片付ける = plain form
• 片付けます = polite form

So this sentence is written in a standard polite style.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Japanese -ます forms do not always separate present and future the way English does.

So 片付けます could mean:

• I clear away the dishes after dinner
  if it is a habit or routine

or

• I will clear away the dishes after dinner
  if talking about a future occasion

Context tells you which one is intended.

They are all related to dinner / evening meal, but the nuance is a little different.

• 晩ご飯: very common, everyday, friendly
• 夕飯: also common and casual
• 夕食: a bit more formal or neutral

In daily conversation, 晩ご飯 sounds very natural.

So this sentence uses a casual, ordinary word for dinner, even though the verb is in polite form. That combination is completely normal.