<p>The word tuè/tè in Taiwanese Hokkien is used in contexts where 跟 in Mandarin more explicitly refers to the action of "following"; in the 台灣閩南語常用詞辭典 you can find the word <code>kin-tuè/kun-tè</code>, as written <code>跟綴</code>. In the <a href="http://goo.gl/umekoz" rel="nofollow">台文/華文線頂辭典</a>, a fuller list of words with <code>綴</code> can be found. Perhaps most indicative of its use is the Taiwanese Hokkien equivalent of <code>跟得上</code>, which is <code>綴會著 tòe/tè-ē-tio̍h</code>.</p>

<p>The function of <code>共 kā</code> is more grammatical, and often marks an "additional valency" as expressed on page 23 of <a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ouhzKI8rkZkC" rel="nofollow"><em>Written Taiwanese</em></a>; in practice this means another verb must follow <code>共 + noun phrase</code> at some point, for example in that most famous of Hokkien utterances <code>我共你講</code>.</p>

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<p>According to <a href="http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/index.html" rel="nofollow">my reference</a>, both <code>綴</code> (tuè/tè) and <code>共</code> (kā) can translate from Hokkien (alias Min Nan) to <code>跟</code>. What is the difference between the two? </p>

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Hokkien `綴` vs. `共`: compare and contrast
# Hokkien `綴` vs. `共`: compare and contrast

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-15)

According to [my reference](http://twblg.dict.edu.tw/holodict_new/index.html), both `綴` (tuè/tè) and `共` (kā) can translate from Hokkien (alias Min Nan) to `跟`. What is the difference between the two?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-15. Score: 4

The word tuè/tè in Taiwanese Hokkien is used in contexts where 跟 in Mandarin more explicitly refers to the action of "following"; in the 台灣閩南語常用詞辭典 you can find the word `kin-tuè/kun-tè`, as written `跟綴`. In the [台文/華文線頂辭典](http://goo.gl/umekoz), a fuller list of words with `綴` can be found. Perhaps most indicative of its use is the Taiwanese Hokkien equivalent of `跟得上`, which is `綴會著 tòe/tè-ē-tio̍h`.

The function of `共 kā` is more grammatical, and often marks an "additional valency" as expressed on page 23 of [*Written Taiwanese*](http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ouhzKI8rkZkC); in practice this means another verb must follow `共 + noun phrase` at some point, for example in that most famous of Hokkien utterances `我共你講`.


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