Structure
Noun + も
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Part of Speech
Particle
Word Type
Linking Particle
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Standard
品詞
助詞
単語の種類
係助詞
使用域
一般
About も
も can mean 'too/also', or 'even', or 'neither/either', depending on if the sentence is affirmative or negative. Multiple meanings like this are quite common for Japanese particles, as there is no need to use different words simply to agree with other statements in the sentence (unlike English).
As you can see here, English requires 'either/neither (when negative)', or 'too/also', but Japanese only requires も. You can think of it as simply meaning 'Whatever is true for (A), is also true for (B)'.
も is part of many other grammar structures in which it keeps its original meaning, but shifts the nuance a little bit. Some of these include でも, にも～ない, とも. As we can see, it is frequently paired with other particles!
Here, も can be seen pairing with で. This suggests that 'With (A), (B) also'. This is regularly translated simply as 'but' in English.
Synonyms
Examples
あなたもトムです。
You are also Tom.
私も。
Me too.
彼も先生です。
He is also a teacher.
彼女も可愛いです。
She is also cute.
お母さんも元気です。
My mom is also well. (Healthy, fine)
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も – Grammar Discussion
Most Recent Replies (5 in total)
Fuga
Hey @camytang ! We apologize for the late reply.
Yes, it could be translated as ‘both’, but a more direct translation is ‘also’, and the same grammar point as this grammar point. A direct translation of the sentence ぼくもきみも、大人とよばれる年齢になった。would be ‘Also you as well as me have reached the age where we can be called adults’. Since that is an unnatural way of saying it in English, translating it as, ‘Both you and I…’ is correct and would not change the nuance of the sentence.
We hope that answers your question!
camytang
Thank you very much! I appreciate the answer!
Davidf
Just started. Not sure how reviews work. My first one, I got right but doesn’t seem to be way to log that or move on to next review.???
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