Meaning of と in this sentence from BKB Lesson 9


I'm unsure on what the と in this sentence means:

山田さんと電話で話します。

I'm pretty sure it doesn't mean ''and'' like it usually does so I just wanted
to know.




とcan have a number of meanings depending on how it is used. In this particular
context it corresponds with English "to" or "with" as in:

> I will call Mr. Yamada on the phone

or

> I will speak to Mr. Yamada on the phone.

Your impression that と means "and" is correct. You could analyze a sentence
like

> A と B と

as "with A, with B" and perhaps you might see how it is that such a construct
is better translated as "A and B".




とcan have a number of meanings depending on how it is used. In this particular
context it corresponds with English "to" or "with" as in:

> I will call Mr. Yamada on the phone

or

> I will speak to Mr. Yamada on the phone.

Your impression that と means "and" is correct. You could analyze a sentence
like

> A と B と

as "with A, with B" and perhaps you might see how it is that such a construct
is better translated as "A and B".

