"Junto con" or "Junto a"?

Question

I have seen both being used but I'm not sure when I should use the one or the other, or if they can be used interchangeably.

Could anyone give me a hand, please?

"Junto a' is used to determine a place. Example:"Junto a mi casa". "Junto con" is used to determine a certain number of material or inmaterial things. Example: "Partió junto con sus recuerdos" - alienigena, Aug 3, 2010

Answer 1

"Junto a" is "close to/ next to" "Junto con" is "together with"

Mi casa está junto a la boca de metro. My house is close to the subway entrance.

Mi casa, junto con otras, fueramos destruido en la tormenta. My house, together with/along with others, were destroyed in the storm.

Si la entrada del metro es "la boca" entonces la salida del metro hay de ser "la cola.¨ Esto me suena muy raro - 005faa61, Aug 3, 2010

Well explained, but should be la boca del metro. - kenwilliams, Aug 3, 2010

and no it is boca de metro... there's no article in that phrase. - rockdown667, Aug 3, 2010

It is still the mouth of the metro (meaning entrance of course) so of the i.e. de el need contracting into del. - kenwilliams, Aug 3, 2010

O.K... this phrase is boca de metro. Please google it. please look it up before you post wrong answers for people to see. - rockdown667, Aug 3, 2010

Have googled it and it appears that you are right to say it like that but also there is nothing wrong with the way I posted so I am not misleading anyone. it - kenwilliams, Aug 3, 2010

Answer 2

I am not sure if you are asking about a verb or a prepositional phrase.

If the verb, juntar can be followed by 'con' when it is used in the sense of uniting with someone, especially as a reflexive verb - "El presidente se junta con las otras". It can also be a formal way of saying to sleep with someone.

As a prepositional phrase, 'junto con' is more abstract or general, "together with", but 'junto a' is more specific, like side by side, next to. They are both common expressions.

Answer 3

Thank you all, it's clear now!

Answer 4

I think it depends entirely on context. If you were describing a recipe you would probably be using juntar con rather than junto a.