offer · accompany

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 供 is associated with offering or providing; 供える is read そなえる.
• Basic usage: 供える is used for placing offerings at an altar or grave; 提供(ていきょう) means providing items, information, or similar resources.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Offering and location
  • In 仏壇に果物を供える, に marks where the offering is placed and を marks what is offered.
• Reading 子供
  • 子供 is read こども. It can refer to one child or multiple children; context or an explicit number determines the count.