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〜も(emphasis)

N4
mo (emphasis)

as many as; as much as; (with a negative) not even one

Formation

Noun (number + counter) + も

Chinese meanings

多达;连……也不

Chinese formation

数量词+も

Chinese usage

强调数量多;与一及否定搭配时强调一个也没有。

Chinese notes

具体语气取决于数量和后面的肯定或否定。

Examples

  • 昨日きのうは十じゅう時じ間かんも寝ねてしまった。
    I slept for a whole ten hours yesterday.
    昨天我竟然睡了十个小时。
  • このかばんは五ご万まん円えんもするんですか。
    This bag costs as much as 50,000 yen?
    这个包竟然要五万日元吗?
  • 財さい布ふの中なかに一いち円えんもない。
    I don't have a single yen in my wallet.
    钱包里一日元也没有。

Notes

Shows the speaker feels the amount is large. With 一 + counter and a negative verb, it means 'not even one'.

#emphasis#quantity

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('mo-emphasis');
{
  "id": "mo-emphasis",
  "pattern": "〜も(emphasis)",
  "romaji": "mo (emphasis)",
  "level": "N4",
  "meaning": "as many as; as much as; (with a negative) not even one",
  "formation": "Noun (number + counter) + も",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "昨日は十時間も寝てしまった。",
      "furigana": "{昨日|きのう}は{十|じゅう}{時間|じかん}も{寝|ね}てしまった。",
      "en": "I slept for a whole ten hours yesterday."
    },
    {
      "ja": "このかばんは五万円もするんですか。",
      "furigana": "このかばんは{五|ご}{万|まん}{円|えん}もするんですか。",
      "en": "This bag costs as much as 50,000 yen?"
    },
    {
      "ja": "財布の中に一円もない。",
      "furigana": "{財布|さいふ}の{中|なか}に{一|いち}{円|えん}もない。",
      "en": "I don't have a single yen in my wallet."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "emphasis",
    "quantity"
  ],
  "notes": "Shows the speaker feels the amount is large. With 一 + counter and a negative verb, it means 'not even one'.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9ba3fc0a8e4a6b83060fba2df1ba7f8ae50c6a9e52aa13b9c6760607b2ca15f1",
    "meanings": [
      "多达",
      "连……也不"
    ],
    "formation": "数量词+も",
    "explanation": "强调数量多;与一及否定搭配时强调一个也没有。",
    "notes": "具体语气取决于数量和后面的肯定或否定。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "昨日は十時間も寝てしまった。",
        "zh": "昨天我竟然睡了十个小时。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "このかばんは五万円もするんですか。",
        "zh": "这个包竟然要五万日元吗?"
      },
      {
        "ja": "財布の中に一円もない。",
        "zh": "钱包里一日元也没有。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n4.json#mo-emphasis",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "8ee1a8c5e5d9c771f5abd7314aff8676044f4d668bd4cba2b6bf68ec0563ddb4"
  }
}