avec toi
The English phrase "with you" can be translated into French as avec toi.
The phrase is used to indicate that someone is in the company of another person. You may also use the expression Partager un moment avec vous/toi to mean "to share a moment with you."
Which one should you use?
Use avec vous instead of avec toi when addressing more than one person or when using the formal vous to show respect.
Did you know?
- In French, the choice between toi and vous is not just about number but about the social distance between people. Using avec toi with a stranger or a superior can be seen as an aggressive or overly intimate social breach.
- The word avec originally combined the Latin words for 'near' and 'this'. It essentially evolved from a phrase meaning 'near this' into a single preposition for 'with'.
- The phrase avec toi can be used in the idiom être avec toi, which can mean both 'to be physically with you' and 'to agree with you' or 'to support you' in a conflict.
Examples in context
- Il est avec toi.He is with you.This sentence is useful for showing someone is currently with you using avec toi.Tatoeba #8796052 by Julien_PDC, translation #8796359 by carlosalberto
- Je reste avec toi.I stay with you.This sentence is useful for expressing the act of staying with someone using avec toi.Tatoeba #3419037 by Micsmithel, translation #1425850 by marcelostockle
- Sami ira avec toi.Sami will go with you.This sentence is useful for describing a future action of going with someone using avec toi.Tatoeba #6375750 by Scorpionvenin14, translation #6375746 by OsoHombre
- Madame, j'aimerais discuter de cette proposition avec vous.Madam, I'd like to discuss this proposal with you.
- Je suis honoré de travailler au sein de votre compagnie avec vous.I am honored to work within your company with you.
- Je veux passer du temps avec toi ce week-end.I want to spend time with you this weekend.
- J'aime bien être en ta compagnie, ça me fait du bien.I enjoy being in your company, it does me good.
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Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are planning to go to the store.
- LéaJe vais au magasin. Tu viens avec toi ?I am going to the store. Are you coming with me?
- HugoOui, je peux venir avec toi.Yes, I can come with you.
- LéaC'est super d'être avec toi aujourd'hui.It is great to be with you today.
- HugoMoi aussi, Léa !Me too, Léa!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avec, toi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
