потом

потом

"Потом" means "afterwards" or "then" in English.

Here, 'потом' is used as a time adverb, indicating a subsequent action.

На почетку смо разговарали, а потом почели радити.

At first, we talked, and then we started working.

Here, 'потом' is used to indicate the sequence of actions to be followed.

Прво прочитај упутство, а потом почни вежбу.

First, read the instructions, and then start the exercise.

In this sentence, 'потом' describes subsequent development or progression over time.

Био је трудољубиви ученик, а потом успешни професор.

He was a diligent student, and afterwards, a successful professor.