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4.10. Particle mo
The particle mo means ‘even’ or ‘also.’ After numbers it is
sometimes equivalent to ‘as little as’ or ‘as much as.’ When
there are two phrases in a row, each ending in mo, the
translation is ‘both… and…’ if the predicate is affirmative
and ‘(n)either…(n)or…’ if the predicate is negative.
Kyō mo ame desu ne.
Today is also a rainy day. (It is raining again
today.)
Kantan na kanji mo kakenaku natte shimaimashita.
I became unable to write even easy kanji
characters.
O-sake wa ip-pai mo nomemasen.
I cannot drink even a glass of sake.
Kutsu o go-soku mo katta n desu ka.
You bought as many as five pairs of shoes?
Bīru mo wain mo suki desu.
I like both beer and wine.
Bīru mo wain mo uisukī mo suki desu.
