luego de
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Preposition
- (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
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