Structure
Number + Counter + も
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About Number + も
The adverbial particle も 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 も 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, も 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 も's translation as 'too' or 'also', but in those cases, も 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.
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10万円も払わなくてはいけない。
I have to pay as much as 100,000 yen!
10回もやったけど、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時間もかかりました。
It took as long as 15 hours to get to America!
10時間も運転したけど、あまり疲れていない。
I did as much as 10 hours of driving, but I am not really that tired.
「掃除をして」って何回も言ったでしょう。
I told you to clean many times, right? (as many as)
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How to use the particle も
MaggieSensei
As many/much as
Renshuu
Expressing excessive amounts
Tae Kim
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Genki II 1st Edition
Page 36
Genki II 2nd Edition
Page 58
みんなの日本語 II
Page 108 [CH 42]
Tae Kim's Japanese Grammar Guide
Page 253
[AIAIJ] An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese
Page 115
[DBJG] A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar
Page 250
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