跟 gēn — with (somebody)

Meanings

1. 1

   with (somebody)

   Introduces the person an action is done with or towards. Like every Chinese preposition it comes *before* the verb: 我跟他说, 我跟你一起去.

   preposition
2. 2

   and (joining two nouns)

   conjunction
3. 3

   to follow

   verb

Example sentences

• 我想跟你一起去。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) xiǎng (third tone, dipping) gēn (first tone, high and level) nǐ (third tone, dipping) yìqǐ (fourth tone, falling) qù. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I’d like to go with you.

• 这件事我已经跟老师说了。/這件事我已經跟老師說了。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) gēn (first tone, high and level) lǎoshī (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···

  I’ve already spoken to the teacher about this.

Common mistakes

• Not quite我去跟他一起。

  Correct我跟他一起去。

  Prepositional phrases in Chinese are placed before the verb, not after it. 跟他一起 comes first, then 去.

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