数量＋も ryou + mo

数量＋も（ryou + mo）means “as much/many as ~ (emphasizing a large amount)”. Adding も after a number-plus-counter stresses that the amount is surprisingly large, more than the speaker expected. Formation: 数字＋助数詞＋も（例：三杯も、二時間も、十人も）

as much/many as ~ (emphasizing a large amount)

N4

Formation

数字＋助数詞＋も（例：三杯も、二時間も、十人も）

Explanation

Adding も after a number-plus-counter stresses that the amount is surprisingly large, more than the speaker expected. It conveys 'as many/much as'.

Examples

彼はビールを五杯も飲みました。
かれはびーるをごはいものみました。
He drank as many as five glasses of beer.
駅まで二時間もかかりました。
えきまでにじかんもかかりました。
It took as much as two whole hours to get to the station.

Note

Contrast with 数量＋しか〜ない, which stresses that an amount is surprisingly small. も emphasizes 'a lot', しか〜ない emphasizes 'only a little'.

FAQ

数量＋も — what does it mean and how is it used?

as much/many as ~ (emphasizing a large amount). Adding も after a number-plus-counter stresses that the amount is surprisingly large, more than the speaker expected. It conveys 'as many/much as'.

数量＋も — how do you form it?

数字＋助数詞＋も（例：三杯も、二時間も、十人も）

数量＋も — any usage notes?

Contrast with 数量＋しか〜ない, which stresses that an amount is surprisingly small. も emphasizes 'a lot', しか〜ない emphasizes 'only a little'.

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