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How to Say ‘After you submit the certificate of residence’ in Japanese

住民票を出してから

juumin hyou o dashi te kara

[JOO-meen HYOH oh DAH-shee teh KAH-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Adding から to the 〜て form of a verb means "after doing". Try 食べてから "after eating".

Phrase Breakdown

住民票を

juumin hyou o

the residence certificate (object)

を marks 住民票 as the thing being submitted. It is pronounced 'o'.

Example

住民票をください。

Please give me a residence certificate.

Words in this phrase

住民

juumin

[JOO-meen]

resident; inhabitant

A person registered as living in an area; part of 住民票.

Example

住民の数が増えました。

The number of residents increased.

票

hyou

[HYOH]

certificate; slip (in 住民票, certificate of residence)

A slip or form; with 住民 it forms the official residence certificate.

Example

住民票が必要です。

A certificate of residence is needed.

を

o

[oh]

object marker

The particle を marks the direct object of a verb.

Example

チケットを二枚ください。

Two tickets, please.

出してから

dashi te kara

after submitting

The て-form plus から means 'after doing'. It shows the order of events.

Example

書類を出してから帰ります。

I'll go home after submitting the documents.

Words in this phrase

出し

dashi

[DAH-shee]

submit; hand in

Stem of 出す, here meaning to hand in documents.

Example

申請書を出しました。

I submitted the application form.

て

te

[teh]

and; -te form

A linking form used to connect verbs to following grammar, such as progressive or polite forms.

Example

仕事を探している人と話しました。

I spoke with a person who is looking for work.

から

kara

[KAH-rah]

after (that); and then

With それ, から forms それから meaning 'and also; after that'.

Example

それから、会議に行きました。

After that, I went to the meeting.

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