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By adding the syllable mo (inclusive particle) to the following interrogatives supplement

will help you increase your Japanese vocabulary by showing how to branch off known
words to make many new ones. First, memorize the question words. Who, what, where
,when, how many, Have fun!

Question word + mo with + positive verb with – negative verb


dare + mo anyone nobody
nani +mo anything nothing
doko + mo everywhere, anywhere nowhere
itsu + mo all the time, always none of the time, never
nannin + mo many people, a bunch of people not many people

Question word +demo with + positive verb with – negative verb


dochi + demo whichever none of them
nani +demo1 anything nothing
doko + demo wherever nowhere
itsu + demo whenever none of the time,
never
nannin + demo however many people not many people

Verb(base TE) + mo with + positive verb with – negative verb

dare + mo anyone nobody


nani +mo anything nothing
doko + mo everywhere, anywhere nowhere
itsu + mo all the time, always none of the time, never
nannin + mo many people, a bunch of people not many people

Dochi or which? If asked as a question The participle mo represents inclusiveness. The


English equivalent being the words also or too. The mo particle does much more than it
would seem at first glance. Mo might seem like just some young run of the mill
uninspiring particle like ka, ga, wa, o, or no. However this very un-ordinary syllable has
so many functions. MO contains enough info to fill at least one grammar book of
information of information. iscuss some uses via example.
Examples of 1

Ex. 1 daremo oran! – nobody is home!

Ex. 2 itsumo asobi ni itte imasu

Ex. 3 daremo nai – this is an awkward way of saying its nobody meaning really nobody
its nobody at all.

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In the case of Nani+demo the i of nani is removed in Japanese leaving nandemo as the word used in this
case, instead of nanidemo.

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