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#REDIRECT [[Expressing "with" with "gen"]]
 
 
When using 跟 (gēn) as a preposition, it is used the same way "with" is in English. The other subject can be any kind of noun, but is usually associated with joint-action "with" another person. It is often used with [[Expressing_"together"_with_"yiqi"| 一起]].
 
 
 
== Examples ==
 
 
 
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*昨天 晚上 我 <em>跟</em> 我 的 朋友 一起 吃 晚饭。<span class="trans">I ate dinner with my friends last night.</span>
 
*你 <em>跟</em> 原来 一样,没有 任何 进步!<span class="trans">You're the same as before. You haven't made any progress.</span>
 
*你 <em>跟</em> 他 一起 喝 啤酒 吗?<span class="trans">Do you drink beer with him?</span>
 
*你 去 <em>跟</em> 他 道 个 歉 吧。<span class="trans">Go apologize to him.</span>
 
 
 
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Note that 跟 is used often with [[Separable_verb| separable verbs]].
 
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Using "xiang"]]
 
*[[Using "dui"]]
 
*[[Expressing "together" with "yiqi"]]
 
*[[Comparing "gen" and "dui"]]
 
 
 
== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
 
 
* [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 84, 88)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
 
 
 
[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:Prepositions]]
 
{{Similar|Expressing "together" with "yiqi"}}
 
{{Similar|Using "dui"}}
 
{{Similar|Using "xiang"}}
 
{{Similar|Comparing "gen" and "dui"}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|跟|B1|跟 + Noun⋯⋯|这 <em>跟</em> 我们 没 关系。不要 <em>跟</em> 我 开玩笑。|grammar point|ASGFPK2N}}
 
{{Rel char|一起}}
 
{{POS|Prepositions}}
 
{{Translation|with}}
 

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