也 – vocab dash

也yě

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Meanings

1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either

2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)

Particle

3. (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)

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Examples490

可能kěnéng是shì，也yě可能kěnéng不是bùshì......

Maybe, maybe not...

我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào，也yě不bù想xiǎng知道zhīdào。

I don't know, nor do I care.

我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào，他tā也yě不bù知道zhīdào。

I don't know and neither does he.

我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào，我wǒ也yě不bù想xiǎng知道zhīdào。

I don't know and I don't want to know.

他tā不会bùhuì做zuò这种zhèzhǒng工作gōngzuò，她tā也yě不会bùhuì。

He can't do this kind of work, and she can't either.

“她tā也yě会huì来lái吗ma？” “我wǒ希望xīwàng是shì这样zhèyàng。”

"Is she coming, too?" "I hope so."