Meaning
Adds 'also'; with a negative, 'not … either' (私も行きません); after a question word with a negative, 'no one / nothing' (何も分かりません); AもBも + negative: neither A nor B.
Formation
- It replaces は, が or を: 私も学生です
- It is added to に, で, へ: ここにもあります
When to use it
- Core use
- Adds 'also'; with a negative, 'not … either'
Examples
14 sentences-
私も学生です
I am a student too.
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何も分かりません
I do not understand anything.
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昨日は京都に行きました。奈良にも行きました
Yesterday I went to Kyoto. I also went to Nara.
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父も母もこの映画が好きです
Both my father and my mother like this film.
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鍵も買いました
I bought a key too.
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私も行きます
I will go too.
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肉も魚も食べません
I eat neither meat nor fish.
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傘も買いました
I bought an umbrella too.
6 more examples
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兄も姉も東京に住んでいます
Both my older brother and my older sister live in Tokyo.
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今日も雨です
It is rainy today too.
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田中さんにも話しました
I told Mr. Tanaka too.
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日曜日も働きます
I work on Sundays too.
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かばんも買いました
I bought a bag too.
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明日も来てください
Please come tomorrow too.
Important notes
- も replaces は, が and を (私も学生です) and is added after に and で (学校にもあります, 家でも勉強します). With a negative it means 'not … either': 私も行きません.
Common mistakes
- Put も after the word that adds to the earlier statement: 私も読みます (I read too) differs from 雑誌も読みます (I read magazines too).
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