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助詞「も」. Used with nouns and phrases to indicate "also".

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What does もえと mean?

I was reading a Tofugu article, https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/da-vs-desu-in-real-life/, and one of the examples they give was this text conversation. I'm just curious what 私｛わたし｝ももえと could mean. My ...
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Distinction between また and も

I'm very new to Japanese study, so please bear with me... 日本語の勉強は楽しいです。 数学の勉強も楽しいです。 In this example, study of Japanese is fun. Study of math is also fun, も is used to indicate that math, ...
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Can ば conditional form be interpreted as a conjunction? [duplicate]

I was just introduced a new grammar point, the も~も construction as shown on https://core6000.neocities.org/dojg/. I understand the main function of も and how it is the inclusionary particle and I can ...
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Omitting the particle? 「時の経つのも忘れさせる」

明快な口調とテンポの良い楽しい授業が時の経つのも忘れさせる。 Ｗhen I searched the Internet I found the phrase 時の経つのを忘れさせる. So, what is the reason for replacing the particle を with も?
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Use of も particle when stating what someone said

I believe the following sentence... メアリーさんも来ると言っていましたから。 ...translates as "Because Mary said that she would come." Can you tell me what the function of the も particle is in this instance? I'm ...
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Mysterious も in この郊外も地下鉄が来て不便ではなくなった

When casually browsing through A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, one of the example sentences for 〜なくなる has left me puzzled. この郊外{こうがい}も地下鉄{ちかてつ}が来{き}て不便{ふべん}ではなくなった。 This suburban area ...
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nanimo vs nandemo (also daredemo/daremo) 誰でも　誰も　何でも　何も

何でも食べる 何も食べない "it is as much as something, eat." = if it's anything, i'll eat it/i eat it. "as much as something, not eat." = if it's anything, i will not/don't eat it. 何でもない = "it is as much as ...
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Validity of て-form of i-adjectives + も [duplicate]

I already know of the construction that takes the て-form of a verb + も and means "even if". But can this construction also be used with i-adjectives? For example, would saying the following be correct?...
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Trouble understanding のも in this sentence

I am having trouble understanding the significance of のも in this sentence: そう考えるのも当然だ。
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I need some clarification with でも as particles!

Here is my question: I started to learn particles and one of the lessons is that when a location is the topic I can attach は and も to the particles に, へ and で. I understand most of it, except when ...
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What's the function of the particle も in this sentence?

I don't think a lot of context is needed, basically a girl having an intimate moment and talk with her boyfriend... 我慢しなくていいです 人を好きになるとよくばりになるって 今はわたしにもわかるから Rough translation: (You/we) don't have ...
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Te-form and かつ and も？

I'm reading a light novel and am stuck on a sentence. One big problem is this phrase: 優｛やさ｝しくて、かつ人間｛にんげん｝も I know that ーくて is used to connect things, and my understanding of かつ is that it's a ...
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What does the も particle in this sentence do or perhaps the phrase でも大丈夫です?

The sentence is 水道の水を飲んでも大丈夫です. The English translation is, "You can drink the water from the tap." I have learned ～てもいいです is for giving or asking for permission. Is this just the same thing but ...
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Nuance when using “も”

I'm trying to figure at the nuance between 学校まで1時間も掛かります。 and 学校まで1時間掛かります。 Book says it's used to express something plentyfull, but I'm not sure what exactly that means. What is the fine difference ?...
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How to say [even for somebody] vs just [for somebody]

これは私に難しい。 This is difficult for me. I want to say [This it is difficult EVEN for me.] The closest way to say it that I could find is using とっても [totte-mo], but for my understanding this word is ...
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Is どんな in this context a question?

I was reading some web novels online but I'm kind of stumped by this particular dialogue. 佐倉ちゃんがどんな子供とぶらぶらしてても... 僕で遊んでくれて... こうして虐めさせてもらえて... To put some context into this, a little kid ...
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誰も + potential verb form

I'm pretty sure "誰にも読めない本" is correct. However, I have also heard something in the same vein as "誰も読めない本", without the に. Is this also correct? If so, does も replace が here?
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Two も clauses and then です

When saying that someone or something is both this and that, is XもYもです appropriate? 彼は画家も教師もです。 I ask both for written and spoken. I feel like the copula is already a である so it should be something ...
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も particle use in a story

I have two lines in a story that I am reading that say: 誰も信じていなかった 少しも信じていなかった For 1, is it “everyone did not believe” (“No-one believed”), or is it “Everyone believed”? And for 2, same ...
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What does 高層ビルに何車線もの道路。mean?

高層ビルに何車線もの道路。 I don't understand why they would use the word ''road'' talking about skyscrapers. I don't entirely get the 何車線も structure either. It reminds me of 何年も but I still can't understand ...
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When does も mean 'even though'?

I read on Jisho.org that the も particle can mean: even if; even though; although; in spite of​. Often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc. I was translating「事故だったと言っても」, and I was wondering how the meaning ...
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Does the も particle mean “as far as” in the following sentence?

I'm translating a sentence, and I come across the particle も. I remember learning in my Beginner Japanese class that the particle も can be used to mean "too" in various situations, but that meaning is ...
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何を食べても美味しくない vs 魚を食べてもいい

歯が痛くて何を食べても美味しくない vs 魚を食べてもいい The first example seems to me as though 何ても - anything and in the middle is 食べ So basically reading as Anything Eaten is not delicious but the second example ...
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Difference between も and だって

Both of those particles can mean "too", "even" or "any" (when used with wh-question). Do they have any difference in meaning or connotation when used like this? E.g. 私もフランスに行きたい vs 私だってフランスに行きたい.
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どんな危険 vs どんな危険も Confusion

Why does どんな危険 - what danger どんな危険も - any danger Is this a grammar point, this is the sentence that confused me: ここはどんな危険もないよ = There is no danger here も is after the noun of 危険 , is the も still ...
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What does 心得もない　mean in the following centext?

「いかがですミズ＝マッキェネン。 素晴らしい人材とは思いませんか？ この少年は訓練を受けているわけではない。 戦術の心得もない。 I'm stumped as to what the もない ending means in the last sentence (research says it could be a negative emphasis on 心得) so I'm ...
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What is the difference between 〜るも and 〜ても

In grammar textbooks I see the 〜ても pattern clearly defined, but recently I've encountered a similar usage of も that I can't find a good explanation for. Here are two examples: 国民栄誉賞を打診されるもこれを固辞 (...
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A seemingly strange use of も: 「今度もきつねの言うとおりにしました」

Take a look at this sentence: そこで、[山羊]{やぎ}は、[今度]{こんど}もきつねの[言]{い}うとおりにしました。 The mo after kondo seems strange. I know it means also, and it is indeed translated as so. However, there is no previous ...
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How to say “even” for the last item in an enumeration?

The context I want to say is as follows. People who always complain about their jobs, working partners, and even the company while still taking the salary look like ones who spit into their own ...
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Can someone explain the grammar in this sentence “もうこれで終わってもいい”

I'm having problems with the particle で and its main function here. I can't figure out the real meaning of this sentence. もうこれで終{お}わってもいい I found that [Verb + Te-form + もいい] is used to ask ...
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救えたはずのもの… (lots of unaccounted もの)

I have a real patchy understanding of this sentence in Danganronpav3. The speaker is 星 (Hoshi) and is incredibly cynical in contrast to the main character's optimism. He sometimes explains things in ...
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use 味の感想も聞けるしな and 作りがいがある in this sentence

ここでは毎日味の感想も聞けるしな。特にアリスは、どんなメシでも笑顔で食べるから作りがいがある。 mc that does all the cooking, talks about cooking while cooking Maybe it's because everyday i get feedback about my cooking from all of you. ...
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Use of も in 一緒に写真を撮ってもいいですか？

I understand the sentence "Can I take a picture with you?" in Japanese overall, but I am a bit confused as for why one can use the particle も in the sentence? What does it do? Thanks for the help! C
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A question about the usage of ては and ても

Why can't use も or は in the following sentence: 易しい質問に答えられなくて（は・も）、とても恥ずかしかった。 In the case of ても, I was told it probably has to do with 逆条件.
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Meaning of も in Xは日本でも有名だ

新潟県長岡市の花火大会は日本でも有名で、２日間で１００万人が見に来ます。 Nagaoka's firework display is famous in Japan, and 1 million people will come to see it over a two day period. What does the も (in bold) add to this sentence? ...
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What does てもいい mean? [duplicate]

I don't understand what もいい means in the following sentence: 鶏肉は炒めてもいいし、焼いたり、ローストしてもいい。 Any suggestions?
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grammar usage:ｘもｙもｚもあります vs ｘとｙとｚはあります

I read the first sentence in a graded reader, and I'm wondering why the author chose the first grammar pattern over the second. 絵本{えほん｝もピアノもテレビもあります。 絵本とピアノとテレビがあります。 What is the difference in ...
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Is it かも？ Or some particles? I'm lost with this sentence!

In 時をかける少女, the mother ask her daughter to bring something to her aunt, and then add this: いつになったら結婚するのかも聞いといてね Which I understand as : "Ask her also when is she gonna marry someone!" (When-...
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What is an emphatic particle?

The explanation I have found says that it is a particle on the end of the sentence. However, in the book I am reading (An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese) it is stated that も is an ...
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The sentence structure of “てもいない”

Recently I found an intereseting sentence pattern "てもいない". 聞いてもいない in 聞いてもない話を聞かされる やってもいない in やってもいないことを出来ないと言わない 話してもいない in いきなりマイナス!?話してもいない相手への印象を悪くする行動 思ってもいない in 思ってもないことを平気で言える女 The ...
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～のも当然だ , use of も to soften [duplicate]

彼女｛かのじょ｝が怒る｛おこる｝のも当然｛とうぜん｝だ。"It's natural that she should be angry." (sentence:248283, Core2000) I asked a question about the preceding sentence's usage of も, and naruto explained the も serves to ...
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も particle — “exclamation” special usage, も/と nuance distinction [duplicate]

大雪｛おおゆき｝によって、電車｛でんしゃ｝は３時間｛じかん｝以上｛いじょう｝も遅れました｛おくれました｝。 彼女｛かのじょ｝が怒る｛おこる｝のも当然｛とうぜん｝だ。 I read a few grammar explanations that suggested in these contexts も serves as an “exclamation” marker, but I’m ...
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Use of the も particle [duplicate]

I'm dissecting some Japanese lyrics to improve my Japanese, but I had a hard time finding out how も is used in here, 何ページもついやして 　 綴られた僕らの気分 I've looked it up in serveral websites and found ...
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Other particles with も

Said at the start of the summer holidays: 「お役に立てて光栄です。丸尾スエオ二学期もがんばりますから、みなさんどうかよろしくいたします」 It's an honour to be helpful. Maruo Sueo will do his best in the second term too so thanks for your ...
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Why is 「の」 used in 何十もの？

I was studying the words 何十/何百/何千, and I often see the particles「も」and「の」after. For example, 彼は何十冊もの日本に関する本を持っている。 Or, 高速道路は何千もの車で渋滞した。 The「も」I think is used to emphasize that there's a ...
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What is the inheritance order of も and は topics?

Can a topic that is identified via the も particle be included in a は topic that comes AFTER it? e.g. Two sequential sentences from a book I'm reading: 1st Sentence: ほかの鳥は、もう、よだかの顔を見ただけでも、...
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も in 「Vのもアレなんだけど」

I've read Need help with translating 今更聞くのもアレなんだけど and Meaning of a sentence with Aが言うのもなんだけど and other considerations, and understand that in a construction like 聞くのもアレなんだけど, アレ and なん are ...
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How do I interpret にならないとも限りません?

あの人を匿うことで迷惑な事態にならないとも限りません。 I'm having trouble interpreting the above phrase especially the とも。 Would it mean something like "Hiding that person might cause trouble(?)"
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What is the meaning of にも?

What does にも mean in this sentence? ムン大統領は、北朝鮮の選手たちにもオリンピックに出てほしいと考えています。 (full text here) I've found a topic where にも is discussed but it's not the same context and the explanations doesn't ...
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Meaning of も vs でも for “even”

I'm wondering about the difference between も and でも for their "even" meaning. Using example sentences from A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, 私は難しい仕事でもする。(original, pg 112) 私は難しい仕事もする。(...

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