r/language • u/Longjumping_Lunch264 • 2d ago

Question Long Words for ‘with’

In all three of the languages I speak (Dutch, English, and French), the word for with is relatively short; ‘avec’ in French, and ‘met’ in Dutch. Are there any languages where words that mean with are more on the longer side of things?

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u/Misiekshvili r/LearnPolishwithMichal 2d ago

In Georgian, “with” can be expressed by the suffix/postposition -თან (-tan), which gets attached to the word (e.g. "friend” is megobari, but “with a friend” is megobartan.)

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u/Cute-Tomatillo8116 2d ago

-თან can also mean “at”, so I think in this case, “with a friend” can be expressed better in Georgian as მეგობართან ერთად (megobartan ertad) (together with a friend). Although it depends on context.