with・by
Structure
- Noun + で
This currently only seems to specify the transportation method (by means of) but it is missing at least some example sentences specifying that it could also be used for example for:
はしでたべます。I eat with chopsticks.
日本語でレポートヲ書きます。I write a report in Japanese.
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Hey!
You are absolutely right! The examples are kind of monothematic.
I will fix it!
Thank you very much for the feedback. 
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Hate to say this, but you haven’t fixed it yet 
@Bambamlindsay Welcome to the community! It did take us a little while, but we actually added a whole new grammar page to cover the other uses of て/で when it is used to express “by means of” or “in the manner of.” Cheers!
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This whole thing was super illunimating. However, there’s that nice explanation of で vs と for with… but then none of the examples address that; I think the examples are still pretty much transportation-oriented. But maybe this is addressed later on. I’m good with it, just still don’t quite understand the で vs と nuance.
One of the ways it was explained to me in terms of people is that if it’s “de” you’re more part of the unit and the focus is on what the unit did, and if it’s “to” it’s just like we did it together
I go to the restaurant with my family (de) → the focus is on the group, of which you are part, doing the action. We are doing the thing.
I go to the restaurant with my family (to) → the focus is being together with the family to eat. You + family are doing the thing.
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