После работы каждый хочет отдохнуть.

the work

Breakdown of После работы каждый хочет отдохнуть.

• хотеть: to want
• после: after
• отдохнуть: to rest

Questions & Answers about После работы каждый хочет отдохнуть.

Why is it после работы and not после работа?

Because после requires the genitive case.

The basic form is работа.
After после it changes to работы, which is the genitive singular form.

• работа = work, job
• после работы = after work

This is a very common pattern in Russian:

• после урока = after the lesson
• после обеда = after lunch
• после встречи = after the meeting

So the main thing to remember is: после + genitive.

What exactly is работы here: singular or plural?

Here it is genitive singular of работа.

That can be confusing because работы can also be nominative plural or accusative plural in other contexts. But in this sentence, because it follows после, it must be genitive.

So here:

• dictionary form: работа
• after после: работы
• meaning: after work

Why is каждый used? Doesn’t it literally mean each?

Yes, каждый literally means each or , but it can also function like in a sentence like this.