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Prepositions · CEFR A2 · Everyday
By is the method or the person who did it. With is the thing held in the hand.
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I travel by bus.
by + method or doer · with + tool
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मैं बस से यात्रा करता हूँ।
I travel by bus.
By is the method or the person who did it. With is the thing held in the hand.
We will go by taxi.
By is the method or the person who did it. With is the thing held in the hand.
I have come by train.
By is the method or the person who did it. With is the thing held in the hand.
Take an umbrella with you.
By is the method or the person who did it. With is the thing held in the hand.
The shape
by + method or doer · with + tool
Say how something was done.
In Hindi
by तरीक़ा या करने वाला बताता है। with वह चीज़ जिससे काम किया गया।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
He wrote it by a pen. | He wrote it with a pen. A pen is a tool in the hand, so it takes "with". |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I travel by bus.
मैं बस से यात्रा करता हूँ।
We will go by taxi.
हम टैक्सी से जाएँगे।
I have come by train.
मैं ट्रेन से आया हूँ।
Take an umbrella with you.
छाता अपने साथ ले जाओ।
I go to Delhi by train.
मैं ट्रेन से दिल्ली जाता हूँ।
I live with my family.
मैं अपने परिवार के साथ रहता हूँ।
I will take water with me.
मैं अपने साथ पानी ले जाऊँगा।
Can I pay by card?
क्या मैं कार्ड से भुगतान कर सकता हूँ?
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
by vs with is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to prepositions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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