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German
Etymology
nach + her.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌheːɐ̯/, /ˌnaːxˈheːɐ̯/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːxɐ/, /naˈhɛɐ̯/ (colloquial variants)
Adverb
nachher
- afterwards, later
1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 104:So hatte Dorothee über ihr Leben entschieden. Denn was nachher daraus wurde, war ja nur die weitere Folge dieses Entschlusses.- So Dorothee had decided her future life. Because what became of it later, was only the further consequence of this decision.
Further reading
- “nachher” in Duden online
- “nachher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache