JLPT N5 grammar · Core Particles & Actions

~も: meaning, usage and examples

~も means: also/too.

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. 田中たなかさんも日本語にほんごが話はなせます。

   Mr. Tanaka can also speak Japanese.

2. 私わたしもそう思おもいます。

   I think so too.

3. 兄あにも姉あねも医者いしゃです。

   Both my older brother and my older sister are doctors.

4. 鈴木すずきさんはりんごも買かいました。

   Ms. Suzuki bought apples too.

When to use it

も means "also" or "too". It goes after the noun it adds to: 私わたしも = me too. It replaces は, が and を, and comes after other particles like に or で. With two nouns, AもBも means "both A and B", and with a negative, "neither A nor B".

Nuance

Neutral and used everywhere. Where you put も changes the meaning: 田中たなかさんもりんごを買かいました = Mr. Tanaka also bought apples (as well as other people). 田中たなかさんはりんごも買かいました = Mr. Tanaka bought apples too (as well as other things).

Compare

も vs は: は marks the topic alone (私わたしは学生がくせいです = I am a student). も adds the topic to something said before (私わたしも学生がくせいです = I am a student too). With question words and a negative, も means "nothing / no one": 何なにも食たべません = I don't eat anything.

Tip: Never say はも, がも or をも. Just replace them with も. But keep に, で and と: 東京とうきょうにも行いきました.

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