What does ～も mean? Japanese grammar N5

How to use it

Say that what was just said is also true for another subject.

• も REPLACES は or が; it does not appear together with them.
• In a negative sentence, も means "also not".

Examples

• わたしも学生(がくせい)です。

  I am a student too.

• 田中(たなか)さんも来(き)ませんでした。

  Mr. Tanaka did not come either.

Common mistakes

• Wrongわたしはも学生(がくせい)です。

  Correctわたしも学生(がくせい)です。

  も replaces は; the two are not used together.

• Wrongパンもを食(た)べます。

  Correctパンも食(た)べます。

  も also replaces を; it doesn't stand together with it — same rule as with は and が.

• Wrongわたしがも学生(がくせい)です。

  Correctわたしも学生(がくせい)です。

  も replaces が too, not placed after it — same rule as with は.

Related patterns

• ～は～です