〜と（with）

to (with)

with; together with (a partner in an action)

Formation

Noun + と

Chinese meanings

和……一起；与……

Chinese formation

人物名词＋と（＋いっしょに）

Chinese usage

表示共同参与动作的对象，也可用于交谈、见面或结婚等相互性动作。

Chinese notes

と强调双方参与；会う也可以用に标记见面的对象，具体选择取决于语境。

Examples

Furigana

週しゅう末まつ、友とも達だちと映えい画がを見みました。
I saw a movie with a friend on the weekend.
周末我和朋友看了电影。
妹いもうとといっしょに買かい物ものに行いきます。
I'm going shopping with my younger sister.
我要和妹妹一起去购物。
だれと昼ひるご飯はんを食たべましたか。
Who did you have lunch with?
你和谁一起吃了午饭？

Notes

Often followed by いっしょに. With verbs like 話す, 会う and 結婚する, と marks the other person.

#particle

Related N5 grammar

〜は〜が（subject）〜を〜に（time）〜に（destination）〜に（place of existence）〜に（indirect object）〜に（frequency）

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('to-with');

{
  "id": "to-with",
  "pattern": "〜と（with）",
  "romaji": "to (with)",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "with; together with (a partner in an action)",
  "formation": "Noun + と",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "週末、友達と映画を見ました。",
      "furigana": "{週末|しゅうまつ}、{友達|ともだち}と{映画|えいが}を{見|み}ました。",
      "en": "I saw a movie with a friend on the weekend."
    },
    {
      "ja": "妹といっしょに買い物に行きます。",
      "furigana": "{妹|いもうと}といっしょに{買|か}い{物|もの}に{行|い}きます。",
      "en": "I'm going shopping with my younger sister."
    },
    {
      "ja": "だれと昼ご飯を食べましたか。",
      "furigana": "だれと{昼|ひる}ご{飯|はん}を{食|た}べましたか。",
      "en": "Who did you have lunch with?"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "particle"
  ],
  "notes": "Often followed by いっしょに. With verbs like 話す, 会う and 結婚する, と marks the other person.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "287d4fa3fc13ba76a8caf34fe03200613767ddfeaeb37d999a2d27ccb7e934ce",
    "meanings": [
      "和……一起",
      "与……"
    ],
    "formation": "人物名词＋と（＋いっしょに）",
    "explanation": "表示共同参与动作的对象，也可用于交谈、见面或结婚等相互性动作。",
    "notes": "と强调双方参与；会う也可以用に标记见面的对象，具体选择取决于语境。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "週末、友達と映画を見ました。",
        "zh": "周末我和朋友看了电影。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "妹といっしょに買い物に行きます。",
        "zh": "我要和妹妹一起去购物。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "だれと昼ご飯を食べましたか。",
        "zh": "你和谁一起吃了午饭？"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#to-with",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "37034cfa2f94b506d7b67e17492cf12b1584ec14e4e67d7c9e2ee53fe5dec0cd"
  }
}