particle N2 common casualpolitewritten
にも — にも — even/also to (emphatic に+も)
にも
Meaning
- also to / even to / in ~ too — the particle に (to / in / for) with も 'also/even' stacked on top, adding a second target or marking an extreme one
Key sentence
私にも教えてください。
Please teach me too.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Noun (a に-marked target: indirect object, place, time) | N + にも (に replaced by neither; も stacks after に) | 子供にも / ここにも / 夜中にも |
Examples
この問題は子供にも解ける。
Even a child can solve this problem.
棚の上にも本が置いてある。
There are books on top of the shelf too.
彼には誰にも言えない秘密がある。
He has a secret he can't tell anyone.
When you can't use it
- With a question word + negative, にも means 'not ... to anyone/anywhere' (誰にも言わない 'I won't tell anyone'). The も here is the negative-sweep も, not a casual 'also'.
Easily confused with
Notes
- にも is just a particle stack (に + も); it is not a fixed grammar point. The meaning follows directly from whatever に is doing in the sentence, plus も's 'also / even'.
See にも in real sentences
Jengo shows にも the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar.