Դրան հետևեց
“Դրան հետևեց” (dran hetevets) — right after that in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. Literally 'that was followed'. Դա in the dative gives դրան. The verb հետևել means to follow. In a live sentence: “Դրան հետևեց երկար լռություն” — Right after that came a long silence. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Դ, ր, ա, ն, հ, ե, տ, և, ե, ց. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Դրան հետևեց |
| Read in Latin letters | dran hetevets |
| Translation | right after that |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Դրան հետևեցdran hetevetsright after that
Why it looks that way
Literally 'that was followed'. Դա in the dative gives դրան. The verb հետևել means to follow
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Դրան հետևեց երկար լռությունdran hetevets yerkar lrrut'yunRight after that came a long silence
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “right after that” in Armenian?
«Դրան հետևեց», read “dran hetevets”. In a live sentence: “Դրան հետևեց երկար լռություն” — Right after that came a long silence. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Դ, ր, ա, ն, հ, ե, տ, և, ե, ց.
How is “Դրան հետևեց” written in Latin letters?
dran hetevets. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Literally 'that was followed'. Դա in the dative gives դրան. The verb հետևել means to follow. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how it sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.