也

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Pronunciation : yě

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Meaning :
  1. also; too; as well; either. (adv)
  2. used for emphasis, often before a negative expression. (adv)
  3. (used correlatively with 虽然, 即使, etc.) still; yet. (adv)
Radical : 乙
Strokes : 3
Traditional : 也
Usage : 75.6%
Sentences:
1. If you’re not going, I’m not going either.
nǐ bú qù , wǒ yě bú qù 。
你 不 去 ， 我 也 不 去 。

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你 : you
不 : do not
去 : go
我 : I, me
也 : also
2. He is so ill that he doesn’t feel like eating anything.
tā bìng de yì diǎn yě bù xiǎng chī 。
他 病 得 一 点 也 不 想 吃 。

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他 : he, him
病 : sick, ill
得 : used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability
一点 : some, a little
也 : (adverb) used for emphasis
不 : do not
想 : want to; wonld like to
吃 : eat
3. Even if he comes, it still won’t be of any use.
jí shǐ tā lái le ， yě bāng bú shàng máng 。
即 使 他 来 了 ， 也 帮 不 上 忙 。

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即使…也 : even if… still
他 : he, him
来 : come
了 : used after an action that has taken place
帮忙 : help out
不 : cannot
上 : indicating the attainment of an objective
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June 3rd, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

Comments (5)

MydahliaJune 3rd, 2009 at 6:15 pm

Awesome, love the set up of the site.

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Min Min Reply:
June 3rd, 2009 at 11:19 pm

Thank you. :)

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XianYuSeungJune 24th, 2010 at 4:50 am

hi min min, on no.2 sentence. if i want to say : “when he ill, he doesn’t feel like eating anything” can i use this sentence “他病得時候，一點也不想吃”? is the grammar right?
thanks before ^_^

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Min Min Reply:
June 24th, 2010 at 9:41 am

Hi XianYuSeung,
Yes. It is correct.
But it should be “的” instead of “得”.
The correct sentence :

他病的時候，一點（东西）也不想吃。

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