Acompanar
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between "acompanar de" and "acompanar a"

In my book I have read "y acompana a don Jose al despacho" and in another chapter "al dia siguiente acompanada de su madre"

I am now not sure whether to "a" or "de" with the verb acompanar.

Many thanks

Richard

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Acompanar
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between "acompanar de" and "acompanar a"

In my book I have read "y acompana a don Jose al despacho" and in another chapter  "al dia siguiente acompanada de su madre"

I am now not sure whether to "a" or "de" with the verb acompanar.

Many thanks

Richard

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Hello Richard, two of them are correct, the difference ist the context

alguien acompaña a... (someone accompanies...) 
alguien está acompañado de... (someone is accompanied by...)

I hope it helps

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A. In the first case, acompaña is a verb (acompañar). There are are three possibilities here:

As with many other verbs, if the direct object is a person (or personifiacation), you add "a", otherwise, the verb goes without a preposition:

a) Él/Ella acompaña a don José al despacho.
b) El vino acompaña muy bien las comidas.

The third option would be with a substitution of the object with a pronoum (no preposition):
Ella me/te/lo acompaña al despachó.

B. In the second sentence, acompañado works as an adjective, it is formed with the participle of the verb .

It can function as an absolute adjective (no preposition):

Mejor solo que mal acompañado;

or it would be used with the preposition "de":

Mejor solo que acompañado de alguien fastidioso.

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Thank you Zoe for your response it is much appreciated. Richard

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The other are two people who walk together "Acompañada de su madre"

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The difference is when du go to a person  "acompañar a"