The Adverb '也' — Mandarin Grammar

(yěㄧㄝˇyeh3) means "also" or "too" and always goes before the verb, never at the end of the sentence: (tā yě zài shuì·jiàoㄊㄚㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ·ㄐㄧㄠˋt'a1 yeh3 tsai4 shui4·chiao4) — he is also sleeping. With negation, (yěㄧㄝˇyeh3) comes first: (wǒ yě bù zhī·dàoㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ·ㄉㄠˋwo3 yeh3 pu4 chih1·tao4) — I don't know either.

In the pattern A (yěㄧㄝˇyeh3)...B (yěㄧㄝˇyeh3)..., it means "both A and B."

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Mandarin course

8 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 16. A few of them, with the words “The Adverb '也'” is about in bold:

他也在睡觉。她没睡。
tā yě zài shuì·jiào. tā méi shuì.ㄊㄚㄧㄝˇ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋ·ㄐㄧㄠˋ. ㄊㄚㄇㄟˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ.t'a1 yeh3 tsai4 shui4·chiao4. t'a1 mei2 shui4.
He is also sleeping. She isn't.
Lesson 16
我爱他们,他们也爱我。
wǒ ài tā·men, tā·men yě ài wǒ.ㄨㄛˇ ㄞˋ ㄊㄚ·˙ㄇㄣ, ㄊㄚ·˙ㄇㄣㄧㄝˇ ㄞˋ ㄨㄛˇ.wo3 ai4 t'a1·mên, t'a1·mên yeh3 ai4 wo3.
I love them and they love me.
Lesson 32
我也帮你买了一打鸡蛋和巧克力棒。
wǒ yě bāng nǐ mǎi le yī dá jī·dàn hé qiǎo·kè·lì bàng.ㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄝˇ ㄅㄤㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄌㄜㄧㄉㄚˊ ㄐㄧ·ㄉㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ·ㄎㄜˋ·ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄤˋ.wo3 yeh3 pang1 ni3 mai3 lê yi1 ta2 chi1·tan4 ho2 ch'iao3·k'o4·li4 pang4.
I bought a dozen eggs and a candy bar for you too.
Lesson 47

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