tanin to no sesshoku o saketa.

I avoided contact with other people.

Breakdown of tanin to no sesshoku o saketa.

• を: direct object particle
• と: noun-connector particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 避さける: to avoid

Questions & Answers about tanin to no sesshoku o saketa.

Why is there a の after と in 他人との接触?

This is one of the most common questions about this sentence.

他人との接触 is made from:

• 他人 = other people / strangers / others
• と = with
• の = linking particle, like of
• 接触 = contact

So 他人との接触 literally means contact with other people.

Here, と still keeps its meaning of with, and の turns the whole phrase 他人と into something that can modify the noun 接触.

A good way to think of it is:

• AとのB = B with A / B involving A

Examples:

• 友達との会話 = conversation with a friend
• 先生との約束 = an appointment/promise with the teacher
• 外国人との交流 = interaction with foreigners

So 他人との接触 is a very natural noun phrase.

Why isn’t it just 他人と接触を避けた?