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SILVER ERA · ことばを、少しずつ。
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〜も〜ば〜も

N3
mo ... ba ... mo

both ... and ...; not only ... but also

Formation

Noun + も + Verb-ba + Noun + も / Noun + も + i-Adj stem + ければ + Noun + も

Chinese meanings

既……又……

Chinese formation

名词+も+动词ば形+名词+も;名词+も+い形容词词干+ければ+名词+も

Chinese usage

并列两个事实,加以强调。

Chinese notes

也常列举相反的情况。

Examples

  • 彼かの女じょは歌うたも歌うたえば、ピアノも弾ひく。
    She both sings and plays the piano.
    她既唱歌,也弹钢琴。
  • この町まちには、海うみもあれば山やまもある。
    This town has both the sea and the mountains.
    这个城镇既有海也有山。
  • 人じん生せいには、いいときもあれば悪わるいときもある。
    In life there are good times and there are bad times.
    人生既有好时候,也有坏时候。

Notes

Lists two facts of the same kind for emphasis; contrasting pairs (いいときも悪いときも) are very common. Compare 〜し, which lists reasons.

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mo-ba-mo');
{
  "id": "mo-ba-mo",
  "pattern": "〜も〜ば〜も",
  "romaji": "mo ... ba ... mo",
  "level": "N3",
  "meaning": "both ... and ...; not only ... but also",
  "formation": "Noun + も + Verb-ba + Noun + も / Noun + も + i-Adj stem + ければ + Noun + も",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "彼女は歌も歌えば、ピアノも弾く。",
      "furigana": "{彼女|かのじょ}は{歌|うた}も{歌|うた}えば、ピアノも{弾|ひ}く。",
      "en": "She both sings and plays the piano."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この町には、海もあれば山もある。",
      "furigana": "この{町|まち}には、{海|うみ}もあれば{山|やま}もある。",
      "en": "This town has both the sea and the mountains."
    },
    {
      "ja": "人生には、いいときもあれば悪いときもある。",
      "furigana": "{人生|じんせい}には、いいときもあれば{悪|わる}いときもある。",
      "en": "In life there are good times and there are bad times."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "addition"
  ],
  "notes": "Lists two facts of the same kind for emphasis; contrasting pairs (いいときも悪いときも) are very common. Compare 〜し, which lists reasons.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "ea26f7a6e0509a016609c9484727286f8e942b4322f58d2c37f99768a5fbbcf1",
    "meanings": [
      "既……又……"
    ],
    "formation": "名词+も+动词ば形+名词+も;名词+も+い形容词词干+ければ+名词+も",
    "explanation": "并列两个事实,加以强调。",
    "notes": "也常列举相反的情况。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "彼女は歌も歌えば、ピアノも弾く。",
        "zh": "她既唱歌,也弹钢琴。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この町には、海もあれば山もある。",
        "zh": "这个城镇既有海也有山。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "人生には、いいときもあれば悪いときもある。",
        "zh": "人生既有好时候,也有坏时候。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n3.json#mo-ba-mo",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "c5000a955fb4a79f4ee1a77f31fa781ffa8d925fffc7000c3d998cfd6c76a6ed"
  }
}