После тихой охоты мы перебираем грибы.

After the mushroom hunt, we sort through the mushrooms.

Breakdown of После тихой охоты мы перебираем грибы.

• мы: we
• после: after
• гриб: the mushroom
• тихая охота: mushroom hunting

Questions & Answers about После тихой охоты мы перебираем грибы.

Why is it после тихой охоты, not после тихая охота?

Because после is a preposition that requires the genitive case.

• тихая охота = quiet hunt / mushroom picking in dictionary form
• After после, both words change to genitive:
  • тихая → тихой
  • охота → охоты

So:

• тихая охота = the activity itself
• после тихой охоты = after the quiet hunt / after mushroom picking

What does тихая охота mean? Is it a fixed expression?

Yes. Тихая охота is a common Russian expression meaning mushroom picking.

Literally, it means quiet hunt, because people go into the forest looking for mushrooms somewhat like hunters, but without guns or noise.

So in this sentence, it does not mean actual hunting. It refers specifically to the cultural idea of going out to gather mushrooms.

Why is мы included? Could it be omitted?