The particle も means too or also. It always comes directly after the sentence topic or subject, replacing the は or が particle. Be careful not to confuse も with もう, the word for already, which you learned earlier.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| That person is Japanese too. | あの 人 も 日本人 です。ano hito mo nihonjin desu. |
| Did you also eat cherries today? | 今日 さくらんぼ も 食べました か？kyou sakuranbo mo tabemashita ka? |
| China and Japan also do not have a king. | 中国 および 日本 も 王 が いません。chuugoku oyobi nihon mo ou ga imasen. |
| I did not die either. | 私 も 死にません でした。watashi mo shinimasen deshita. |
| I also met her. | 私 も 彼女 に 会いました。watashi mo kanojo ni aimashita. |
The word および is one of several words in Japanese that roughly translate to and or as well as. It is only used to link nouns together in the pattern AおよびB.
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| China and Japan also do not have a king. | 中国 および 日本 も 王 が いません。chuugoku oyobi nihon mo ou ga imasen. |
