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2004.06.17
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BY vs. WITH (人)によって vs.(道具)を使って
- If a person uses a tool to do an action, then we usually say the action was done by the person with the tool.
Be careful:
Be Careful! We usually do NOT say that an action was done by the tool. There are, however, some special cases, such as "by hand" and "by phone". - 「人が道具を使って何かをする」と言いたいとき、"by + 人 + with + 道具"という言い方をするのが普通です。
注意:
"by + 道具 "という言い方は普通しません。けれども例外があります:by hand(手で)、by phone(電話で)など
- "War and Peace" was written by Tolstoy.
- The animal was killed by a man with a shotgun.
- Do you usually eat with chopsticks or a knife and fork?
- We reserved our tickets by phone.
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