Particles
~も
also; too; either (with a negative)
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How to form it
- Noun + も: 私も行きます
- With a negative predicate, も can mean 'also not' or 'either', depending on context: 私も行きません
- Replaces は, が or を; with other particles it follows them: 駅にも行きます
Register: Neutral
Explanation
Adds another person or thing to what was said before.
も replaces は, が and を, so do not use it together with them. With a negative predicate it means 'either'.
Examples
私も学生です。
わたしもがくせいです。
I am a student too.
田中さんも来ます。
たなかさんもきます。
Mr. Tanaka is coming too.
コーヒーも飲みます。
コーヒーものみます。
I also drink coffee.
ここにも犬がいます。
ここにもいぬがいます。
There is a dog here too.
Compare with
- ~は: は marks the topic; も adds to it.
Common mistakes
- Using を and も together (パンをも食べます).
- Using も for two things that do not both fit the same statement.