跟 + Person + Verb (with someone)
Doing it together — "with"
- "Chat with friends", "go with me" — name who's along.
- Chinese uses with / and跟 + person before the verb.
- with / and跟friend朋友to chat聊天 = "chat with friends."
with / and跟 + Person + Verb
- with / and跟 + person comes before the verb, not after.
I我with跟friends朋友chat聊天。
- with / and跟friend朋友to chat聊天 = "chat with friends."
Practice
Chat with friends: 我 ____ 朋友聊天。
跟 + Person + Verb = with someone: 跟朋友聊天.
Practice
Where does 跟 + person go?
跟 + person comes BEFORE the verb, unlike English “with …” after.
Practice
Build: “Chat with friends.”
Subj + 跟 + Person + Verb: 我 + 跟朋友 + 聊天.
with / and跟, and / with和, and / with与
- with / and跟 (spoken) = and / with和 = and / with与 (formal) — all "with / and".
Explore
Correct or broken?
跟 + person parks before the verb: do it WITH someone.
Practice
跟, 和 and 与 can all mean “with / and”.
Yes: 跟 (spoken), 和, 与 (formal) — all “with / and”.
Recap
Key idea
- with / and跟 + Person + Verb — "with someone": with / and跟friend朋友to chat聊天
- with / and跟 sits before the verb (not after, as in English)
- with / and跟 ≈ and / with和 ≈ and / with与 ("with / and")
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Conjunctions.