Can the ったら form of a verb be used to mean "after?"


Take this example:

AったらB

Could this mean, "After doing A, B happened?"




Yes, if B is in the past tense. This adds a flavor of surprise at the results
to the sentence.

> 「食事できた」といったら、ぼくらが食べなかった！

Source: [Tae Kim](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/conditionals)




Yes, if B is in the past tense. This adds a flavor of surprise at the results
to the sentence.

> 「食事できた」といったら、ぼくらが食べなかった！

Source: [Tae Kim](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/conditionals)

