Sentence pattern · Band 3

跟……一样: the same as

A 跟 B 一样(+ 形容词)

跟……一样 says two things match: with someone, the same. 我跟你一样大 means you and I are the same age. The frame can end in a bare 一样 meaning the same one, or in 一样 plus an adjective as in as tall as. To crack the mirror, swap in 不一样 for not the same and the match is off.

Hear it in a sentence

我跟你一样大。Wǒ gēn nǐ yíyàng dà.I am the same age as you.
这件衣服跟那件一样。Zhè jiàn yīfu gēn nà jiàn yíyàng.This piece of clothing is the same as that one.
他的手机跟我的一样。Tā de shǒujī gēn wǒ de yíyàng.His phone is the same as mine.
你的房间跟我的一样大吗?Nǐ de fángjiān gēn wǒ de yíyàng dà ma?Is your room as big as mine?

Mistakes people make

Not this我跟你一样是很高。Wǒ gēn nǐ yíyàng shì hěn gāo.Say this我跟你一样高。Wǒ gēn nǐ yíyàng gāo.

Adjective predicates take no 是 and the 一样 frame changes nothing about that old rule.

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Quick answers

What does 跟……一样 mean?

跟……一样 says two things match: with someone, the same. 我跟你一样大 means you and I are the same age. The frame can end in a bare 一样 meaning the same one, or in 一样 plus an adjective as in as tall as. To crack the mirror, swap in 不一样 for not the same and the match is off.

How do you build it?

A 跟 B 一样(+ 形容词)

What is the most common mistake?

我跟你一样是很高。 → 我跟你一样高。

Adjective predicates take no 是 and the 一样 frame changes nothing about that old rule.

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