connective N4 common casualpolitewritten
と一緒に — together with
と一緒に ・ といっしょに
Meaning
- together with ~ / along with ~ — does the action jointly with the named person or thing
Key sentence
友だちと一緒に映画を見た。
I watched a movie together with a friend.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun と + 一緒に | N と一緒に | 家族と一緒に (together with my family) |
Examples
牛乳と一緒に薬を飲む。
Take the medicine together with milk.
みんなと一緒に歌いましょう。
Let's all sing together.
Easily confused with
Notes
- The opposite is 一人で ('alone / by oneself'). 一緒に can also stand without a partner noun to mean simply 'together' (一緒に行こう = 'let's go together').
See と一緒に in real sentences
Jengo shows と一緒に the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.