By ProDev Teach | Updated May 2025
📘 Meaning & Usage
The particle も is used to indicate similarity or addition. It can mean “also” or “too” in English.
It replaces the particles は, が, or を in a sentence when you want to add something or someone to a previously mentioned context.
Example: 私も学生です。 (Watashi mo gakusei desu.) – I am a student too.
🔍 Structure
- Noun + も
- Pronoun + も
- Number/Time Expression + も
Note: も emphasizes similarity or inclusion.
📝 Example Sentences
- 彼も日本人です。
Kare mo Nihonjin desu.
He is also Japanese. - 私も行きます。
Watashi mo ikimasu.
I will go too. - 猫も好きです。
Neko mo suki desu.
I like cats too. - 日曜日も仕事があります。
Nichiyoubi mo shigoto ga arimasu.
I have work on Sunday too.
📚 Grammar Notes
- も replaces は, が, or を when expressing “also” or “too”.
- Can be used to emphasize the amount or frequency, e.g., 三つも (as many as three), 一時間も (a whole hour).
- In negative sentences, it can mean “not even”, e.g., 一つも分かりません。– I don’t understand even one.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blanks using も:
- 田中さんは先生です。山田さん＿＿先生です。
- 私は学生です。彼＿＿学生です。
- コーヒーが好きです。紅茶＿＿好きです。
✔ Answers:
- 山田さんも先生です。
- 彼も学生です。
- 紅茶も好きです。
2. Translate into Japanese:
- I like sushi too.
- He also studies Japanese.
- Sunday is also busy.
✔ Sample Answers:
- 私も寿司が好きです。
- 彼も日本語を勉強します。
- 日曜日も忙しいです。
🈶 Vocabulary & Kanji Breakdown
| Word | Kanji | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 私 | 私 | わたし | I, me |
| 彼 | 彼 | かれ | He |
| 学生 | 学生 | がくせい | Student |
| 日本人 | 日本人 | にほんじん | Japanese (person) |
| 日曜日 | 日曜日 | にちようび | Sunday |
| 寿司 | 寿司 | すし | Sushi |
| 紅茶 | 紅茶 | こうちゃ | Black tea |
🔗 Related Grammar
- は: Topic marker
- が: Subject marker
- を: Object marker
🧠 Summary
- も is used to mean “also” or “too”, showing inclusion or similarity.
- Replaces particles like は, が, を for emphasis.
- Level: JLPT N5
- Form: Noun/pronoun + も
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