despuwes
despúwes with stress marks
therefore; afterwards
Usage Note
Despuwes, from Spanish después (after, afterwards), is a common connective adverb in everyday Tagalog speech used to indicate sequence or consequence. It is interchangeable with pagkatapos in many contexts but carries a slightly more casual register and is very frequently heard in conversational Tagalog, especially in storytelling.
Examples
" Maligo ka muna, despuwes ay kumain ka. "
Natural Translation
Take a bath first, then eat.
Literal Translation
Bathe you first, afterwards eat you.
" Kumain muna tayo, despuwes ay matutulog na. "
Natural Translation
Let's eat first, then we'll sleep afterwards.
Literal Translation
Eat first we, afterwards already will-sleep.
" Tatapusin ko muna ang aking takdang-aralin, despuwes ay manonood na ako ng paborito kong palabas sa telebisyon. "
Natural Translation
I'll finish my homework first, and afterwards I'll watch my favorite show on television.
Literal Translation
Will-finish I first the my homework, afterwards will-watch already I of favorite my show on television.
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