adverb
afterwards, later
B1
Meaning 'afterwards' or 'later'. Nachher is a temporal adverb used to refer to a subsequent time, often later the same day or soon after. It is not inflected or used with a specific preposition; it contrasts with 'danach' or 'später' in nuance but functions similarly in colloquial and formal contexts.
Examples
Ich habe gerade keine Zeit, können wir später oder nachher telefonieren?
I don't have time right now — can we call later or afterwards?
Wir essen jetzt und gehen nachher ins Kino.
We'll eat now and go to the cinema afterwards.
Die Teilnehmer gingen zum Vortrag, und nachher diskutierten sie die Ergebnisse, obwohl die Zeit knapp war.
The participants went to the lecture, and afterwards they discussed the results although time was short.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a timeline: event → pause → small flag labeled 'nachher' at the point after the event
sounds like 'knock-hair' — imagine finishing one thing then fixing your hair afterwards
Notes
Nachher is commonly used in spoken German to indicate something happening after the current moment or event. It can often be interchangeable with später, though nuances vary with context.