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Learn Japanese: mo - too; also

Japanese
/The particle も
/mo

mo

Word

もmo

Meaning

too; also

Part of speech

particle

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The particle も

Usages of mo

あの　人ひと　も　日に本ほん人じん　です。ano hito mo nihonzin desu.

That person is Japanese too.

今きょ日う　さくらんぼ　も　食たべました　か。kyou sakuranbo mo tabemasita ka.

Did you also eat cherries today?

私わたし　も　死しにません　でした。watasi mo sinimasen desita.

I did not die either.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

私わたし　も　彼かの女じょ　に　会あいました。watasi mo kanozyo ni aimasita.

I also met her.

ここ　で　タバコ　を　吸すって　も　いい　です　か。koko de tabako wo sutte mo ii desu ka.

Can I smoke here? (Is smoking allowed here?)

彼かの女じょ　も　来きて　も　いい　です　か。kanozyo mo kite mo ii desu ka.

Can she come too?

私わたし　も　女おんな　です。watasi mo onna desu.

I am a woman too.

女じょ王おう　も　死しにました。zyoou mo sinimasita.

The queen died as well.

お寺てら　へ　も　行いきましょう。otera he mo ikimasyou.

Let's go to the temple as well.

後うしろ　に　も　入いり口ぐち　が　あります。usiro ni mo iriguti ga arimasu.

There's an entrance at the back as well.

森もり　で　も　お寺てら　で　も　休やすみました。mori de mo otera de mo yasumimasita.

(We) rested both in the forest and in the temple.

猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。neko mo inu mo suki desu.

I like both cats and dogs.

ここ　で　タバコ　を　吸すって　も　いい　です。koko de tabako wo sutte mo ii desu.

You may smoke here.

入はいって　も　いい　です　か。　ああ、　ちょっと　待まって　ください。haitte mo ii desu ka. aa, tyotto matte kudasai.

Can I come in? Uh, wait a moment please.

イベント　は　今きょ日う　だけで　は　なく、　明あし日た　も　です。ibento ha kyou dakede ha naku, asita mo desu.

The event is not only today, but also tomorrow.

お寺てら　へ　も　行いきましょう。

お寺てら　も　行いきましょう。

otera he mo ikimasyou.
otera mo ikimasyou.

Let's go to the temple as well.

後うしろ　に　も　入いり口ぐち　が　あります。

後うしろ　も　入いり口ぐち　が　あります。

usiro ni mo iriguti ga arimasu.
usiro mo iriguti ga arimasu.

There's an entrance at the back as well.

猫ねこ　も　犬いぬ　も　好すき　です。

猫ねこ　が　も　犬いぬ　が　も　好すき　です。

neko mo inu mo suki desu.
neko ga mo inu ga mo suki desu.

I like both cats and dogs.

森もり　で　も　お寺てら　で　も　休やすみました。

森もり　も　お寺てら　も　休やすみました。

mori de mo otera de mo yasumimasita.
mori mo otera mo yasumimasita.

(We) rested both in the forest and in the temple.

日に本ほん語ご　だけで　なく、　英えい語ご　も　話はなせます。nihongo dakede naku, eigo mo hanasemasu.

(She) can speak not only Japanese but also English.

一ひとつ　だけ　も　答こたえられません　でした。hitotu dake mo kotaeraremasen desita.

(He) couldn't even answer one.

一いっ歩ぽ　だけ　も　動うごけない。ippo dake mo ugokenai.

I can't even move a single step.

一ひと言こと　だけ　も　話はなさなかった。hitokoto dake mo hanasanakatta.

(He) didn't say even a single word.

あのう、　ここ　に　座すわって　も　いい　です　か。anou, koko ni suwatte mo ii desu ka.

Uh, may I sit here?

それ　は　私わたし　も　分わからない。sore ha watasi mo wakaranai.

I don't know that either.

八や百お屋や　で　果くだ物もの　も　買かえます。yaoya de kudamono mo kaemasu.

You can also buy fruits at the greengrocer.

何なん度ど　もnando mo

〜なくて　も　いい〜nakute mo ii

It's ok not to; to not have to

〜て　も　いい　(です)〜te mo ii (desu)

It is ok to 〜

一いち度ど　もitido mo

行いく　なら、　私わたし　も　行いきます。iku nara, watasi mo ikimasu.

If you're going, I will go too.

魚さかな　の　皮かわ　も　食たべられます　か。sakana no kawa mo taberaremasu ka.

Can you eat the fish skin too?

誰だれ　もdare mo

〜て　も〜te mo

Even if; even though; (after verbs and i-adjectives)

Even if; even though; (after nouns and na-adjectives)

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