Instrument / Mediator
Instrumental
Instrument
Means
With what or through what does it happen?
extended
intermediate
Scene core
Σημασία
The tool, medium, body part, system, channel, or mediator used to perform or transmit the action.
Πώς να το αναγνωρίζετε
Ask what tool or channel makes the action possible.
Παραδείγματα
Λέξεις
knife|phone|car|email|hand
Φράσεις
with a knife|by email|through the app
Πρόταση
He cut the bread with a knife.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Actor │ uses ▼ Instrument / mediator │ makes possible ▼ Action He cut bread with a knife.
Compare shape
Same role, different shapes: with a knife (preposition) knife-CASE (case ending) by email (medium) through the app (channel) hand + cut (bare/compound) Ask: with/through what?
Προβολή ανά γλώσσα
Στη γλώσσα σας
Japanese
Παρουσία
strong
Σημασία
Instruments and means are commonly marked by で.
ナイフでパンを切った。
I cut bread with a knife.
Στη γλώσσα που μαθαίνετε
Vietnamese (standard)
Παρουσία
strong
Δυσκολία
Means or instrument is commonly marked with bằng; route/medium may use qua or bằng.
Tôi viết bằng bút.
I write by pen
Συνηθισμένη δυσκολία μαθητών
Learners may use one English preposition pattern for many Vietnamese relation words.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.