Please can you help me with word order (syntax).
I need help with sentence construction. The sentence is:
Nací en 1958 una media hora después mi gemelo hermano, Andre, nació.
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I'm still learning too but your word order looks pretty good to me.
Could you post your English translation too please as it will make a difference if you want to say ... half and hour after (ie. later) my twin brother was born, or I was born ... half an hour after my brother was born.
If it's the second one then things will change and you will need 'que' after después )or you could put 'de que').
Nací en el año 1958 una media hora después de que nació mi gemelo hermano, Andre.
You will often see 'después de que' followed by the subjunctive but according to RAE if you're referring to a fact you should use the indicative. Here's the link if it's helpful but it's in Spanish. Apparently because 'antes de que' is always followed by the subjunctive, even if you're referring to facts in the past, many native speakers do the same with despues de que but this isn't necessary to be grammatically correct.
I would say it like this:
"Nací en el año 1958 una media hora después de que naciera mi gemelo hermano, Andre."
