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From Google searches, I can see that all three particles と, に and が are used
with 出会う, but are there differences when using each of the particles or are
they interchangeable?

For ease of explanation, would anyone please explain the differences in
nuances among the following clauses:

> あなたと出会う  
>  あなたに出会う  
>  あなたが出会う

N.B. I tried to use the logic from > [What is the difference between 〜となる and
〜になる?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/108/what-is-the-
difference-between-and) < but saying that と is quotative when used with 出会う
simply doesn't make sense to me.
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word-choice nuances particles
Which particle to use with 出会う {であう} : と, に or が?
Consider the similarity and the difference between the following English
expressions:

>   * I and you met ( _or_ You and I met)
>   * I met you
>   * You met me
>

The first one handles the two people as a group and as the subject. The second
one is describing from the viewpoint of _I_ ; _you_ is the
"destination/target" of meeting. The third one is the same construction but
from the viewpoint of _you_.

Your third example does not sound quite right unless you add `私と`, and if you
do so, it will correspond to the first English example.

>   * (私と)あなたが出会う 'I and you meet'
>

For the second and the third of your examples, the subject is omitted, which
is okay, and they both correspond to the second English example with a
slightly different nuance. `と` means 'with', whereas `に` means 'to'. So the
word-to-word translation will be something like:

>   * (私が)あなたと出会う '(I) met **with** you'
>   * (私が)あなたに出会う '(I) met **to** you'
>

They both may not sound grammatical in English, but that is how Japanese
works. Whatever difference you can feel between `with` and `to` is the
difference between the Japanese sentences. In reality, the difference is so
subtle so that you do not have to care. In practice, you can think that your
second and third examples are interchangable.
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Aに出会う means that A is the person that crosses your path。  
困難に出会う is an example from 広辞苑, which I believe is correct…

Aと出会う means the same thing, and has a lot more occurrences on google.

Aが出会う means that A is the subject, and that he'll bump into someone. There is
no problem with this one.

Based on use of particles と/に with 会う, I thought that the correct form was
"に出会う" but I suddenly have a doubt. Japanese people around me don't seem to
agree on which is natural either. At least, と could be used to emphasize, に
could be used to refer to a specific person. According to a colleague of mine,
the nuance is the same as that of the verb "会う".
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