Example:
Boku
wa
asita ikimasu.
I tomorrow go
I (will) go tomorrow.
Boku
mo
asita ikimasu
I tomorrow go
I (also) (will) go tomorrow.
After
interrogative words, the function of
mo
is to add a
sense of "all" to what comes before it:
dare
who
dare mo
everyone
(before a negative: noone)
__________________________
nani
what
nani mo
everything
(before a negative: nothing)
__________________________
doko
where
doko mo
everywhere
(before a negative: nowhere)
__________________________
itu
when
itu mo
always
(before a negative: never)
mo
is also used to indicate that a noun preceding it is in
addition to something or someone:
Examples:
susi
mo
suki desu.
sushi like
(I) like sushi (also).
susi
mo
sake mo
suki desu.
sushi sake (rice wine) like
(I) like (both) sushi (and) sake [and other
things].
Kare wa Nihongo
mo
dekimasu.
he Japanese can
He can (speak) Japanese (also).
Kare wa Nihongo
mo
Furansugo mo
dekimasu.
he Japanese French can
He can (speak) (both) Japanese (and) French [and at least one
other language].
Note:
The ...mo...mo
construction indicates that in addition to the two
things mentioned, at least one other thing is implied.
Kono hon mo
omosiroi desu yo.
this book interesting is
This book is (also) interesting!
Kanojo
mo
ikitai to iimasita.
she want go said
She said (she) (also) wants (to) go.
Kare
mo
iku to omoimasu
he go think
He (also) (will) go (I) think.
To o hiraite
mitara dare mo
imasen desita.
door open look noone was
(When) (I) opened (the) door (and) look(ed), noone was
(there).
Kare
mo
konpyuuta de Nihongo o benkyou site imasu.
he computer Japanese is studying
He (also) is studying Japanese (using) (a) computer.
Tanaka-san
mo
yuube nomi ni ikimasita.
Tanaka-san last night drink went
Tanaka-san (also) last night went (out) (to) drink.
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