<p>我跟你去 means <em>I will follow you</em>, whilst 我跟你一起去 means <em>I will go with you together</em>.</p>
<p>我跟你去: It somehow imply that you take the lead. It might be that you go first, then I go after you.</p>
<p>我跟你一起去: you two go together.</p>

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2021-08-29T03:18:38.973Z
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dan
<p>Yes, 一起 can be omitted.</p>
<p>However, the translation of the original sentence should be &quot;I and my friend go together&quot;, as 跟 = 和 in this sentence.</p>

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r13
<p>Besides 'with', 跟 also has the meaning of 'follow'. Therefore,  一起 (together) can only be omitted when the context clearly suggests it doesn't mean 'follow'</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>我跟我的朋友都不懂滑水 -- 跟 here clearly means 'and' because it is indicated by 都, therefore, adding 一起 in the sentence is ungrammatical (redundant with 都)</p>
</li>
<li><p>我跟我的朋友一起去滑水 clearly means &quot;I went water skiing with my friends (together)&quot; - <em>'together' can be omitted in English</em></p>
</li>
<li><p>我跟我的朋友去學滑水 could mean &quot;I went to learn water skiing with my friend &quot; (you and your friends go learn together) or &quot;I followed my friend to learn water skiing&quot; (your friends take you somewhere to teach you)</p>
</li>
<li><p>跟 in 我跟我的朋友去 could mean 'with' or 'follow' if you omit 一起. That would create ambiguity</p>
</li>
<li><p>我在美國跟專家學滑水 clearly means: &quot;I learned water skiing from an expert in the U.S.&quot; adding 一起 is illogical</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Tang Ho
<p>In a sentence like</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我跟我的朋友一起去<br />
I go with my friend</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Is it correct to omit 一起? I mean, should 跟 always be accompanied by 一起?</p>

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Is it correct to omit 一起 in sentences like 我跟我的朋友一起去?
# Is it correct to omit 一起 in sentences like 我跟我的朋友一起去?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-08-28)

In a sentence like

> 我跟我的朋友一起去  
> I go with my friend

Is it correct to omit 一起? I mean, should 跟 always be accompanied by 一起?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-08-28. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Besides 'with', 跟 also has the meaning of 'follow'. Therefore, 一起 (together) can only be omitted when the context clearly suggests it doesn't mean 'follow'

Example:

* 我跟我的朋友都不懂滑水 -- 跟 here clearly means 'and' because it is indicated by 都, therefore, adding 一起 in the sentence is ungrammatical (redundant with 都)
* 我跟我的朋友一起去滑水 clearly means "I went water skiing with my friends (together)" - *'together' can be omitted in English*
* 我跟我的朋友去學滑水 could mean "I went to learn water skiing with my friend " (you and your friends go learn together) or "I followed my friend to learn water skiing" (your friends take you somewhere to teach you)
* 跟 in 我跟我的朋友去 could mean 'with' or 'follow' if you omit 一起. That would create ambiguity
* 我在美國跟專家學滑水 clearly means: "I learned water skiing from an expert in the U.S." adding 一起 is illogical


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### Answer by username_1 on 2021-08-29. Score: 2

我跟你去 means *I will follow you*, whilst 我跟你一起去 means *I will go with you together*.

我跟你去: It somehow imply that you take the lead. It might be that you go first, then I go after you.

我跟你一起去: you two go together.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-08-28. Score: 0

Yes, 一起 can be omitted.

However, the translation of the original sentence should be "I and my friend go together", as 跟 = 和 in this sentence.


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