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もtoo; also; both

も is "too". It goes after the one thing you are adding, and says the same is true of that as well.

How to form it

Noun + も

も takes the place of は, が and を.

With other particles

Noun + に/で/と/から + も

These normally stay, and も follows: にも, でも, とも, からも.

Both

A も B も

"Both A and B". With a negative, "neither A nor B".

Me too

Among friends, just 私わたしも.

It's hot again today, isn't it?

今日きょうも is "today too". English says "again".

も goes on the word you are adding

English "too" comes at the end, so "I drink coffee too" can mean two things. Japanese puts も on the word that is extra, so they are two different sentences.

I drink coffee too.

Someone else drinks coffee, and so do you.

I drink coffee too.

You drink something else, and coffee as well.

も and other particles

は, が and を make way for も. Saying both is a common slip.

I bought bread. I bought milk too.

牛ぎゅう乳にゅうを has become 牛ぎゅう乳にゅうも.

Not said: 妹いもうとはも学がく生せいです。

(My younger sister is a student too.)

に, で, と and から normally stay, with も after them.

Both, and neither

In a negative sentence English switches from "too" to "either". Japanese keeps も.

Not even

After the smallest or easiest thing, も with a negative is "not even".

Close neighbours

とN5

"And". It names every item: these and nothing more. AもBも says the same thing about each one: "both".

何なにも~ないN5

After a question word, with a negative, も makes "nothing", "nobody", "nowhere".

三さん時じ間かんもN4

After an amount, も isn't "too". It says the amount is a lot.

でもN5

At the start of a sentence, でも is one word, "but". After a place it is で and も, "at … too".

Check yourself

1What does this mean?

弟おとうとは野や菜さいも食たべます。

Choose an answer to see why.

2Which one fits?

兄あには医い者しゃです。姉あね(  )医い者しゃです。

Choose an answer to see why.

3"I speak Japanese at home. I speak it at work too."

家いえで日本にほん語ごを話はなします。会かい社しゃ(  )話はなします。

Choose an answer to see why.

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