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N4 Lesson 5: 2/20

Number + もEmphasis, As ~ as, Not even

Structure

Number + Counter +

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About Number + も

The adverbial particle is often used for labeling (A) as part of a category, when it would not usually be considered part of that group. In this way, it emphasizes that (A)'s inclusion is something that is surprising/unexpected in some way.

When is used after a specific number + counter, it shows that the number itself is surprising. This can be when the actual number is lower, or higher than what was expected. Due to this, can translate as 'as much as (A)', or 'not even (A)', and other similar phrases in this expression.

At first glance, this may seem different than 's translation as 'too' or 'also', but in those cases, is also just pointing out the something unexpected is part or whatever group was initially highlighted.

The above sentence just shows that the (B) speaker is unexpectedly putting themselves in the group that the (A) speaker initially only considered themselves to be a part of.

Examples

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    10(じゅう)万円(まんえん)(はら)なくてはいけない

    I have to pay as much as 100,000 yen!

    10(じゅっ)(かい)やったけど、できなかった

    I tried to do it as many as 10 times but couldn't do it!

    アメリカまで15(じゅうご)時間(じかん)かかりました。

    It took as long as 15 hours to get to America!

    10時間(じゅうじかん)運転(うんてん)したけどあまり(つか)ていない

    I did as much as 10 hours of driving, but I am not really that tired.

    掃除(そうじ)して」って何回(なんかい)()ったでしょう

    I told you to clean many times, right? (as many as)

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