Kilo Lingo

Mandarin · Chapter 9 · Lesson 10 · Common mistake

也 or 都?

One adds another. The other covers the lot.

The rule

也 (ye3) is ALSO: it adds one more to what was said. 都 (dou1) is ALL or BOTH: it covers everything already mentioned. Both sit before the verb, which is why they get swapped, but they make different claims.

Pick the right one

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Pick the right one: 也 or 都.

  1. 我去。 (I am going too)

    wǒ ___ qù 。 (I am going too)

  2. 我们去。 (we are all going)

    wǒ men ___ qù 。 (we are all going)

  3. 他不知道。 (he does not know either)

    tā ___ bù zhī dào 。 (he does not know either)

  4. 他们不知道。 (none of them know)

    tā men ___ bù zhī dào 。 (none of them know)

  5. 这个很好。 (this one is good too)

    zhè ge ___ hěn hǎo 。 (this one is good too)

  6. 这些很好。 (these are all good)

    zhè xiē ___ hěn hǎo 。 (these are all good)