The Japanese particle
mo is a useful little syllable. You can think of
mo as being the English word
too, or
also. Adding the syllable
mo (the inclusive particle) changes the meaning of question words either positively, or negatively. Today we will look at the positive. By adding
mo to words we already know we can make new words. First, memorize the question words, "Who", "What", "Where" ,"When", and "How many", then we will add
mo to make new words we can add to our Japanese vocabulary arsenal.
The following constructions use a Japanese
question word + mo:
dare + mo,
daremo -
who + also, anyone
nani + mo, nanimo -
what + also, anything
doko + mo, dokomo -
where + also, anywhere
itsu + mo, itsumo -
when + also, all the time
nannin + mo, nanninmo -
how many people + also, many people
Again, the particle
mo, represents inclusiveness or the English equivalent of the words
also, or
too.
