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For the last 6 days we have been doing particles and I am sure you know today is going to be the same thing.

So, today's particle of the day is

も・mo

This one is also quite common in anime, much like ね(ne) that we learned yesterday. Though it's uses are different.



The particle も is similar to the English words "too" and "also." It's attached to a word to mark that word as a part of a set of things that belong together.
In other words, When も goes after a word, it indicates that the word is a member of a group.



Let's say that someone is saying that they are a student and you want to say something like "Me too", then you would use も

Person 1: I am a student・わたしは学生です・watashi wa gakusei desu
Person 2(you): I am also a student ・わたしも学生です・watashi mo gakusei desu
(more casually would just be 私も・わたしも・watash mo, meaning "me too!")



も can replace other particles in context.

If you say, "I eat bread" and "I eat rice too" then you would say
"パンを食べます・ぱんをたべます・pan wo tabemasu・I eat bread."
"ご飯もたべます・ごはんもたべます・gohan mo tabemasu・I eat rice too"

Here, も replaced the object particle in the second sentence.



も when used consecutively can mean "both" in english.

For example:

"私も彼も学生です・わたしもかれもがくせいです・watashi mo kare mo gakusei desu・Both he and I are student"



When used with numbers, も can emphasize a surprisingly large amount.

100人も来ました・ひゃくにんもきました・hyaku-nin mo kimashita・As many as 100 people came!



も can also emphasize something unexpected.

子供も知っています・こどももしっています・kodomo mo shitte imasu・Even children know it!
(the exact meaning of this use can depend on context)



when you read the first thing in this post, you probably though about もう (moo) as in "enough already", but that is not a paricle. It's more of an expression, rather than a word.
When used casually, it means "enough already, already (i.e. knowing something already) ect ect."(it all depends on context really)
When used somewhat formally (i.e broadcasts), it means "I will do this (I.e. say) one more time"

If you have any questions please ask me, and I will try my best to answer😊

Note: I am also learning japanese myself, so I might have made some mistakes. I did try to fact check everything before I wrote it, but I am only human after all. So if you spot any mistakes, please tell me🙏

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That is all everyone
Have a great day and thanks for reading😊


(why has the community been practically dead since yesterday 😭😭)