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JLPT N5 · Particles: roles and direction

NとV

Marks a participant in a shared action

Meaning

Marks a participant in a shared action.

Formation

  1. Companion: person + と + verb: 友だちと行きます
  2. Alone is 一人で

When to use it

Core use
Marks a participant in a shared action

Examples

13 sentences

  • 友だちともだちと映画えいがを見みます

    I will watch a film with my friend.

  • 家族かぞくと日本にほんへ行きいきました

    I went to Japan with my family.

  • 日曜日にちようびに姉あねと美術館びじゅつかんへ行きましたいきました

    On Sunday I went to the art museum with my older sister.

  • 姉あねと図書館としょかんへ行きいきました

    I went to the library with my older sister.

  • 子どもこどもと公園こうえんで遊びあそびました

    I played in the park with my child.

  • 姉あねと公園こうえんへ行きいきました

    I went to the park with my older sister.

  • 友達ともだちとサッカーをしました

    I played football with my friend.

  • 弟おとうとと一緒にいっしょに料理りょうりしました

    My younger brother and I cooked together.

5 more examples

  • 両親りょうしんと一緒にいっしょに住んすんでいます

    I live with my parents.

  • 友達ともだちと川かわで泳ぎおよぎました

    I swam in the river with my friend.

  • 姉あねと海うみへ行きいきました

    I went to the sea with my older sister.

  • だれと行きいきましたか

    Who did you go with?

  • 姉あねとスーパーへ行きいきました

    I went to the supermarket with my older sister.

Important notes

  • と marks a partner in a shared action — 友達と話す, 友達と映画を見る. Alone is 一人で.

Common mistakes

  • 友達と話す is a conversation; 友達に話す is telling something to a friend. Do not use 一人と for 'alone'.

Check yourself

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

  1. 両親りょうしんと一緒にいっしょに住んすんでいます
  2. 姉あねと海うみへ行きいきました
  3. 姉あねとスーパーへ行きいきました

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