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Using this formation you can say "Item A is this, and item B is this,
too." |
| たけし さん は にほん
じん です。 |
Takeshi
is a Japanese person. |
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takeshi san wa nihon jin desu. |
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みちこ さん も にほん じん です。 |
Michiko
is Japanese, too. |
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michiko san mo nihon jin desu. |
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Mo must directly follow the object to which it is
referring. Mo is
the equivalent to the English word "too." |
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A は X です。 |
A is X (some property). |
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A wa X desu. |
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| B も X です。 |
B is also X (some property).
B too is X. |
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B mo X desu. |
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Mo refers to shared property only.
We can not say about Pat, who has dual
citizenship :
"Patto wa nihonjin desu.
Patto wa amerikajin mo desu. / Patto wa mo amerikajin
desu."
Japanese speakers would say:
"Patto wa amerikajin demo arimasu." |