Grammar Quiz No.43

N4Te-form Usage〜てから

手を洗っ___、ご飯を食べましょう。

Q. Which connective means 'after washing hands'?

Translation

Let's eat after washing our hands.

Explanation

Te-form + から expresses 'after doing X (then Y)': 洗ってから食べましょう. たあとに needs the plain past (洗ったあとに) — it cannot attach to 洗っ directly.