也

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 我也喜欢。▶ —
   I like it too.
2. 他也是学生。▶ —
   He's also a student.

Collocations

Mnemonic

也 yě "also, too" — adverb of addition. Pattern: "S 也 V" — 我也来 "I also come". The classical 也 was a copula/emphasizer; modern Mandarin meaning shifted to "also". Japanese 也 nari is a classical copula (different sense).

Quick check

1. "S also V"?

   • S 也 V
   • 也 S V
   • S V 也
   • V S 也