Breakdown of bangohan no ato, kazoku to issho ni terebi o mimasu.
Questions & Answers about bangohan no ato, kazoku to issho ni terebi o mimasu.
Japanese often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context. So instead of saying I watch TV with my family after dinner, Japanese can simply say After dinner, with family together, watch TV and let the listener infer the subject.
Depending on context, this could mean:
- I watch TV...
- We watch TV...
- sometimes even they watch TV...
In beginner materials, it is often understood as I unless the context says otherwise.
晩ご飯 means dinner and あと means after.
The particle の connects the noun 晩ご飯 to あと, so 晩ご飯のあと literally means the after of dinner, which is the natural Japanese way to say after dinner.
This pattern is very common:
- 学校のあと = after school
- 仕事のあと = after work
- 映画のあと = after the movie
So の is linking one noun to another.
The comma separates the time phrase from the rest of the sentence.
So the structure is:
- 晩ご飯のあと、 = after dinner,
- 家族と一緒にテレビを見ます。 = watch TV together with family.
The comma is not always required, but it is very common and helps readability, especially when a sentence starts with a time expression.
