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も (mo) — “also / too”
Replaces は・が・を to say “X too”
も means “also” and replaces は, が or を (it doesn't stack with them): わたしも — me too. Doubled, it means “both … and …” (ねこも犬もすき — I like both cats and dogs); in negative sentences it becomes “neither … nor …”.
How to form it
| Pattern | Example |
|---|---|
| X + も (replacing は/が/を) | わたしも行きます — I'll go too |
| Xも Yも | 肉も魚も食べます — I eat both meat and fish |
Example sentences
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| わたしも学生です。 | わたしもがくせいです。 watashimogakuseidesu。 | I'm a student too. |
| コーヒーも紅茶もすきです。 | こーひーもこうちゃもすきです。 ko-hi-mokouchamosukidesu。 | I like both coffee and tea. |
| お金も時間もありません。 | おかねもじかんもありません。 okanemojikanmoarimasen。 | I have neither money nor time. |
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Watch out
Never say わたしはも — も pushes the other particle out entirely. (Particles like に and で survive though: 東京にも — “also to Tokyo”.)