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Verb了...就... for “After …, (Then) …”

Put 了 after the first verb to mean “once this is done,” and 就 before the second verb for what follows: 我下了课就去图书馆.

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verb1 + 了 + (object),(subject) + 就 + verb2

了 marks the first action as finished; 就 brings in what happens next. 就 can sometimes be left out.

我下了课就去图书馆。

When to use Verb了...就... for “After …, (Then) …”

This pattern packs two steps into one short sentence. 了 goes right after the first verb to show that action is (or will be) finished: 下了课 “after class is over,” 吃了饭 “after eating.” Then 就 comes before the second verb, after its subject if there is one: 我下了课就去图书馆 “I’ll go to the library after class.” Here 了 does not mean the past; it means “once … is done,” so the pattern works for the future, for habits and for the past. In relaxed speech 就 can be left out: 下了课我们去打球吧.

你到了北京就给我打电话。

Call me once you get to Beijing.

他每天吃了晚饭就去公园走走。

Every day after dinner he goes for a walk in the park.

买了票我们就进去吧。

Let’s go in once we’ve bought the tickets.

写完了作业,我就睡觉。

Once I’ve finished my homework, I’ll go to bed.

Häufige Stolperfallen

  • Put 了 right after the first verb: 吃了饭就走, not 吃饭就了走.
  • Put 就 after the subject of the second part: 我就去, not 就我去.
  • This 了 means “once it’s done,” not “in the past,” so 下了课就去 can be about tomorrow.

Gezielte Übung

Übe genau dieses Muster, bevor du weitermachst.

他每天吃 晚饭就去公园走走

Every day after dinner he goes for a walk in the park
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