How to say "after thinking about it"?


I want to say something like "After thinking about it, I decided not to take
the class."

Would 考えてから、授業を取らないと決めました。be an accurate translation? Or is there a better
one?




> _After thinking about it, I decided not to take the class._

The most concise and natural way to say it in Japanese IMO is:

> やっぱり、その授業は取らないことにしました。

The key point is that やっぱり used with verbs meaning want/wish/decide etc., will
become "on second thoughts". This definition is strangely missing from J-J
dictionaries I've tried, but widely used in reality.

If you やっぱり want a more literal translation to your English, how about:

> 考えた結果、その授業は取らないことにしました。  
>  考えた結果、その授業は取らないことに決めました。

～と決めました would sound like you pledged to yourself never to break. It's not that
serious situation, I guess. Also, 考えてから would be more like saying "I thought
about it, and then --" in English.




> _After thinking about it, I decided not to take the class._

The most concise and natural way to say it in Japanese IMO is:

> やっぱり、その授業は取らないことにしました。

The key point is that やっぱり used with verbs meaning want/wish/decide etc., will
become "on second thoughts". This definition is strangely missing from J-J
dictionaries I've tried, but widely used in reality.

If you やっぱり want a more literal translation to your English, how about:

> 考えた結果、その授業は取らないことにしました。  
>  考えた結果、その授業は取らないことに決めました。

～と決めました would sound like you pledged to yourself never to break. It's not that
serious situation, I guess. Also, 考えてから would be more like saying "I thought
about it, and then --" in English.

