(yě) - also, too, as well in Mandarin
yěTraditional: 也
Translation
also, too, as well
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Word origin
也 (yě) means 'also, too'. The character is generally taken to derive from an ancient pictograph; the depicted object is uncertain (a serpent or a vessel are both proposed), and the modern grammatical sense 'also' is a phonetic loan unrelated to the original picture.
- Origin
- pictograph (depicted object debated)
- Root
- 也, an ancient pictograph borrowed phonetically for the grammatical sense
Stroke order
也
Examples
，？
I am going - are you going too?
，。
I like this book, and he likes it too.
，。
This dish is very tasty and also very cheap.
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I also want to go with you.
，。
She is not hungry, and neither am I.
也 (yě) is the standard additive adverb in Mandarin, equivalent to "also" or "too" in English. Unlike English where "too" typically appears at the end of a sentence, 也 must be placed directly before the verb or adjective it modifies. It cannot appear at the end of a clause.
也 differs from 还 (hái, also/still) in that 也 emphasises addition or similarity (a second entity sharing the same predicate), while 还 more often means "in addition" or "still." In formal and written contexts 也 can take on a concessive meaning ("even if... also..."), as in 再忙也要吃饭 ("No matter how busy, one must still eat").
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Mandarin 除了...以外: Except, or Besides?
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If in Mandarin: 如果, 要是, 的话 and 就 (Conditionals)
Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以 and More
Even Though and Even If in Mandarin: 虽然, 即使, 就算
Chinese Filler Words: 嗯, 那个, 然后, 就是, 其实
Formal Mandarin Connectives: 然而, 因此, 于是 and 尽管
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Mandarin Interrogative Pronouns: 谁, 什么, 哪 and 'Anyone'
Even in Mandarin: The 连...都/也 Construction
Mandarin Negation: 不 (bù) vs 没 (méi) and Why 不有 Is Wrong
Mandarin Sentence-Final Particles: 吧, 呢, 啊, 嘛 and 吗
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 4: More people, more words.