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も: “too” and “also”

The inclusive topic — it takes the place of は, が or を.
要点The idea
も means too or also: like は it marks a topic, but an inclusive one (this as well as something else).
パン も 食(た)たべる。pan mo taberu.I'll eat bread too.も takes the place of を: not ✗ パンをも (をも only appears in formal writing).
猫(ねこ)ねこ も 犬(いぬ)いぬ も 好(す)すき です。neko mo inu mo suki desu.I like both cats and dogs.A も B も = both A and B.
何(なに)なに も 食(た)たべなかった。nani mo tabenakatta.I didn't eat anything.Question word + も + negative = not any.
A兄(あに)あに は 医者(いしゃ)いしゃ です。ani wa isha desu.My big brother is a doctor.
B兄(あに)あに も 医者(いしゃ)いしゃ です。ani mo isha desu.My big brother is a doctor too.
は just says it about him. も adds him to someone already mentioned (inclusive): maybe your father is a doctor as well.
  1. A
    日本(にほん)にほん の 映画(えいが)えいが が 好(す)すき です。nihon no eiga ga suki desu.I like Japanese films.
  2. B
    私(わたし)わたし も! アニメ も よく 見(み)みます。watashi mo! anime mo yoku mimasu.Me too! I often watch anime as well.
私(わたし)わたしも: “me too”, with the rest understood. アニメも: も takes the place of を.

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