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也 (also, too) — Chinese grammar (HSK 2)

Subject + 也 + Verb / Adjective

也 (yě) means "also / too", but unlike English it never goes at the end of the sentence. It always sits after the subject and before the verb or adjective. When combined with other adverbs the order is 也 + 都, 也 + 不, 也 + 很.

Examples

我也是学生。
Wǒ yě shì xuésheng.
I am also a student.
她也喜欢游泳。
Tā yě xǐhuan yóuyǒng.
She likes swimming too.
今天也很冷。
Jīntiān yě hěn lěng.
Today is cold too.
Tip: "Me too" is 我也是, never 我太 or 也我.