luego de

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlweɡo de/ [ˈlwe.ɣ̞o ð̞e]
• Syllabification: lue‧go de

Preposition

luego de

1. (Argentina, Mexico, Dominican Republic) after, following

   Necesito relajarme luego de un día tan ocupado en el trabajo.

   I need to relax after such a busy day at work.

   Me mudé luego de que nos casamos.

   I moved in after we got married.

   Tendrás la oportunidad de limpiar todo este desastre luego de que yo termine.

   You'll have the chance to clean up this whole mess after I'm done.

   luego de haber enviado el email

   after sending the email

Usage notes

• "Luego de que" triggers the present subjunctive if the action has not yet been completed. Occasionally, you may come across a speaker or writer using the imperfect subjunctive with luego de que for a completed action, but the RAE strongly recommends against that archaism.

Further reading

• “luego de”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10