después de afeitarse
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by the temporal prepositional locution 'después de' (after) followed by the reflexive infinitive verb 'afeitarse' (to shave oneself). In Spanish, prepositions are strictly followed by verbs in the infinitive form rather than gerunds. The reflexive pronoun '-se' is enclitic (attached to the infinitive) and inflects to agree with the subject (e.g., 'afeitarme', 'afeitarte', 'afeitarse').
Sample sentences
Él siempre se aplica una loción hidratante después de afeitarse.
He always applies a moisturizing lotion after shaving.
Es recomendable enjuagarse con agua fría después de afeitarse para cerrar los poros.
It is recommended to rinse with cold water after shaving to close the pores.
Después de afeitarse, se vistió rápidamente y salió hacia el trabajo.
After shaving, he quickly got dressed and left for work.
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Example
Él siempre se aplica una loción hidratante después de afeitarse.
He always applies a moisturizing lotion after shaving.
Es recomendable enjuagarse con agua fría después de afeitarse para cerrar los poros.
It is recommended to rinse with cold water after shaving to close the pores.
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