父が死んで

after my father died

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after my father died The て-form of 死ぬ connects to what follows; the exact relationship between events depends on context.
JA: 父が死んでから、五年が経ちました。
EN: Five years have passed since my father died.

父が死んでから五年が過ぎた。

It has been five years since my father died.

「父が死んでから、もうすぐ二年になるの」と私は答えた。

“It’ll soon be two years since my father died,” I replied.

私の父が死んでから五年になる。

It's been five years since my father died.

父が死んで十年になる。

It's been ten years since my father died.