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Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

How to use: も (mo) - Also; At all; Even.



も (mo) is a very versatile word, able to be used in many useful situations.

1. The simplest use is to combine a noun with も.
彼も犬が好き
かれ も いぬ が すき
He      also    dog             like
He also likes dogs.

2. It's also used to modify the word "What" to give the meaning: Anything
なんでも
僕はなんでも出来る!
ぼく    は         なんでも   できる
  I  (descriptive)      anything     can do
I can do anything!

なんでもない!
なんでも ない!
 anything       not
It's nothing!

3. and can also be used with "what" for: "Nothing".
なにも
僕は何も出来ない。。。
ぼく   は        なにも できない。。。
I    (descriptive)   nothing    Can't do
I can't do anything.

4. It can also be used to modify "who" to say, "No one".
だれも
誰も知らない人
だれも しらない ひと
No one   not know   person
A person no one knows.

5. You guessed it! It can also be used to say, "Anyone".
だれでも
誰でも知ってる人
だれでも しってる ひと
 Anyone      know        person 
A person anyone knows.

6. Lastly, "even a little bit".
すこし by itself means "a little bit", but if you add も。。。
すこしも
少しも美味しくない!
すこしも        おいしくない!
even a little bit    not delicious
It's not even a little bit delicious!





This is definitely not the extent of the numerous uses you can put も to work!
It's a little confusing, but practice and you'll start to understand!

I bought this Japanese grammar book when I first started to learn Japanese, and it has helped me immensely to learn all the uses of the elusive "Particles".  Definitely a bargain price for such a wealth of information.
I recommend this book to beginners and intermediate users alike.

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