Using que???????????

Question

Después de que el huracán destrozara toda la casa, hubo que reconstruirla por completo. - After the hurricane destroyed the whole house, they had to reconstruct the entire thing.

Why is there a "que" after después de?

Answer 1

Después de la cena (followed by a noun) or Después de cenar. (Followed by a verb. No subjunctive. Just the infinitive is needed)

Después que cenemos or Después de que cenemos are equivalent. Both take the subjunctive.

Después que or de que needs to be followed by a verb.

Thank you. Now if I can just remember all that. - rogspax, Dec 15, 2012

Pick one and use it. The meaning is the same. - francobollo, Dec 15, 2012

Answer 2

I note that even the dictionary on this site has entries showing ¨después de que¨.

I´d like to know more about what is the same or what is different, in each of the 3 -

después de.

después que.

después de que.

I have them all a bit confused in my head as it stands.

If Franco´s examples, one is followed by a verb and one by a noun. Is that a rule, or just a coincidence?

Answer 3

Después can be followed by either de or que.

Después de la tormenta, vino la calma. After the storm came the calm.

Después que terminó la tormenta, vino la calma. After the storm passed then came the calm.