Breakdown of Después de correr, me entra hambre.
yo
I
después de
after
correr
to run
entrar hambre
to get hungry
Questions & Answers about Después de correr, me entra hambre.
Why is it después de correr and not después de corro or después que corro?
After después de, Spanish normally uses an infinitive when the subject stays the same.
So:
- Después de correr = After running / After I run
- not después de corro
Corro is a conjugated verb form, and it cannot directly follow de here.
A useful pattern is:
- después de + infinitive
Examples:
You may also hear structures with después de que, but then you need a full clause:
- Después de que corro, me ducho is not the most natural way to say this idea.
- More natural: Después de correr, me ducho.
What does me entra hambre literally mean?
Literally, it means something like hunger enters me or hunger comes over me.
That sounds strange in English, but in Spanish this is a very natural way to express the idea that a feeling begins to appear.
So:
- Me entra hambre = I start to feel hungry / I get hungry
The verb entrar normally means to enter, but in expressions like this it means that a sensation, feeling, or urge starts affecting you.
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