~も (〜mo)

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~も (〜mo)

~mo

also, too

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Explanation

The ~も grammar point is used to express that something is also true, or to add some additional information to the previous statement. It can be translated as 'also', 'too', or 'as well' in English.

Structure

Pattern
Verb-casual + も, い-Adjective + も, な-Adjective + も, Noun + も
~も (〜mo)used to indicate also/too/as well in the sentence.
Examples: 私はお寿司が好きです。, 彼女は英語も日本語も話せます。

Examples

Example 1
私もお寿司が好きです。
Watashi mo osushi ga suki desu.
I also like sushi.
Breakdown
token我也喜欢寿司
glosswatashi - I / mo - also / osushi - sushi / ga - subject marker / suki - like / desu - polite auxiliary
Example 2
彼女は英語も日本語も話せます。
Kanojo wa eigo mo nihongo mo hanasemasu.
She can speak both English and Japanese.
Breakdown
token她会说英语和日语
glosskanojo - she / eigo - English / mo - also / nihongo - Japanese / hanasemasu - can speak
Example 3
その映画は面白いし、彼も見たいと言っています。
Sono eiga wa omoshiroi shi, kare mo mitai to itteimasu.
That movie is interesting, and he also said he wants to see it.
Breakdown
token那部电影很有趣,他也很想看
glosssono - that / eiga - movie / omoshiroi - interesting / kare - he / mitai - want to see
Example 4
今日は寒いです。明日も寒いでしょう。
Kyou wa samui desu. Ashita mo samui deshou.
It is cold today. It will probably be cold tomorrow as well.
Breakdown
token今天很冷,明天也会冷
glosskyou - today / samui - cold / ashita - tomorrow / deshou - probably

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