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Grammar · Particles

も, too, also

The pattern

[Noun] mo

も replaces は or が and means 'too' or 'also'. Repeated, it means 'both' or, with a negative, 'neither'.

The mistake to avoid

も takes the place of は and が rather than sitting next to them. Never 私はも.

Examples

Rōmaji help
watashi mo gakusei desu.
I am a student too.
mizu mo ocha mo arimasu.
There is both water and tea.
watashi mo ikimasu.
I am going too.
kyō mo ame desu.
It is raining again today.