携える

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 携える is read as たずさえる and is a relatively literary transitive verb for carrying an item or bringing a person along.
• Basic usage: Mark the object with を in 地図を携える and 通訳を携える, and use 携えて to connect to the following action.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Objects and people
  • A map is physically carried, while an interpreter accompanies the representative, so natural English wording differs.
• Contrast with 携わる
  • 携わる is an intransitive verb for involvement in work; 携える is transitive and takes the carried companion or object with を.