〜も(emphasis)
N4mo (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
- 昨日は十時間も寝てしまった。I slept for a whole ten hours yesterday.昨天我竟然睡了十个小时。
- このかばんは五万円もするんですか。This bag costs as much as 50,000 yen?这个包竟然要五万日元吗?
- 財布の中に一円もない。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
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
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"
}
}