跟【gēn】

跟 + person goes before the verb and names who else takes part in the action. 一起 after the person spells out "together".

跟 goes before the verb

English puts "with my friends" at the end. The 跟 phrase moves in front of the verb.

• × 我去看电影跟朋友 → 我跟朋友去看电影

不 and 没 go before 跟, not before the main verb.

Verbs that need a partner

Some verbs involve a second person by nature: 说, 见面, 结婚, 聊天, 学. That person takes 跟. English makes them a plain object, so learners put them after the verb.

• × 我明天见面他 → 我明天跟他见面
• × 他结婚安娜 → 他跟安娜结婚

跟 is two-way: both people take part. 对 aims an action one way, at someone.

跟 for "and"

Between two nouns, 跟 can mean "and", like 和. It is more spoken than 和.