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Questions & Answers about Después de la reunión, tengo ganas de quedarme en casa y leer en silencio.
Why is it después de la reunión and not después la reunión?
Because después normally needs the preposition de before a noun.
- después de la reunión = after the meeting
- después on its own can mean afterwards / later
So:
- Después de la reunión, ... = after the meeting, ...
- Después, ... = afterwards, ...
Spanish requires de here in the same way English requires of in after the meeting only indirectly through structure.
Why is there a comma after Después de la reunión?
It separates the introductory time phrase from the main clause.
- Después de la reunión, tengo ganas de...
This is very natural in writing, just like English often uses a comma in After the meeting, I feel like... It is not always absolutely mandatory in every short sentence, but it is standard and helpful.
Why does it say la reunión and not just reunión?
Spanish often uses the definite article more than English does.
Here, la reunión refers to a specific meeting that both speaker and listener can identify, or that is clear from context.
- después de la reunión = after the meeting
If you said después de una reunión, that would mean after a meeting in a more indefinite sense.