Sentence from Beginner Lesson #61

[Matthew]

I'm having trouble with this sentence from Beginner Lesson #61.

"Demo, itsumo yasai o yakiniku to issho ni tabemasu kara, mondai gozaimasen."
"But, I always eat vegetables with barbequed meat, so it's no problem."

Specifically, I'm confused by the phrase "yakiniku to issho ni". Is the nesting of the words supposed to be interpreted as {yakiniku to}{issho ni} or {{yakiniku to} issho ni}?

Thanks.

[annie]

I'm not sure I understand your question, but

"to issho ni" is a set phrase/pattern that means with.

[Bueller_007]

I'm having trouble with this sentence from Beginner Lesson #61.

"Demo, itsumo yasai o yakiniku to issho ni tabemasu kara, mondai gozaimasen."
"But, I always eat vegetables with barbequed meat, so it's no problem."

Specifically, I'm confused by the phrase "yakiniku to issho ni". Is the nesting of the words supposed to be interpreted as {yakiniku to}{issho ni} or {{yakiniku to} issho ni}?

Thanks.

"to issho ni" = "together with"

"yakiniku to issho ni" = "(together) with cooked meat"

You can parse it either way and it will make no difference in meaning.