跟…一样【gēn … yíyàng】

跟…一样 says two things are the same: A, then 跟 B, then 一样. 和 can replace 跟 with no change in meaning.

When both things are already the subject, 跟 drops out.

Adding the dimension

An adjective after 一样 says what they are equal in. There is no 很 here, the same as in a 比 sentence.

• × 他跟我一样很高 → 他跟我一样高

The negative

不 goes before 一样, not before 跟. 不一样 means "different", and with an adjective it denies that the two are equal.

• × 我不跟他一样 → 我跟他不一样

Comparing like with like

Both halves have to be the same kind of thing. 我的手机跟你一样 compares a phone to a person; it needs 你的.

• × 我的手机跟你一样 → 我的手机跟你的一样

一样 also works on its own as a question with 吗, and before a noun with 的.