When we use the verbal construction “XもYです,” you can think of ‘も’ hiding ‘は’ instead of replacing it. ‘も’ adds the meaning of ‘also,’ but it doesn’t take away from the ability of ‘は’ or ‘です’ to say that one thing is another. In later chapters, we will learn other applications for the particle ‘も,’ but just remember for now that, even though it covers up ‘は,’ it doesn’t actually erode its meaning.
If we want to say that someone is American, Japanese, or any other nationality, we simply add the word ‘じん’ to the end of the word for the country to which the person belongs. This means that you can easily find the word for a country’s inhabitants if you know the name of the nation itself.
Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that Ms. Tanaka is Japanese/a Japanese person. To express that Mr. Yoshida is as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
たなかさんはにほんじんです。よしださんもにほんじんです。
tanaka-san ha (wa) nihonjin desu. yoshida-san mo nihonjin desu.

Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that Ms. Tanaka is Japanese/a Japanese person. To express that Mr. Yoshida is as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
たなかさんはにほんじんです。よしださんもにほんじんです。
tanaka-san ha (wa) nihonjin desu. yoshida-san mo nihonjin desu.

When we use the verbal construction “XもYです,” you can think of ‘も’ hiding ‘は’ instead of replacing it. ‘も’ adds the meaning of ‘also,’ but it doesn’t take away from the ability of ‘は’ or ‘です’ to say that one thing is another. In later chapters, we will learn other applications for the particle ‘も,’ but just remember for now that, even though it covers up ‘は,’ it doesn’t actually erode its meaning.
Japanese has a unique word for ‘twenty years old.’ All other ages can be constructed regularly using “your age + さい,” so make sure that you use the correct, irregular word for ‘twenty years old’: はたち.
Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that Ms. Tanaka is twenty years old. To express that Mr. Yoshida is as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
たなかさんははたちです。よしださんもはたちです。
tanaka-san ha (wa) hatachi desu. yoshida-san mo hatachi desu.

Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that Ms. Tanaka is twenty years old. To express that Mr. Yoshida is as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
たなかさんははたちです。よしださんもはたちです。
tanaka-san ha (wa) hatachi desu. yoshida-san mo hatachi desu.

When we use the verbal construction “XもYです,” you can think of ‘も’ hiding ‘は’ instead of replacing it. ‘も’ adds the meaning of ‘also,’ but it doesn’t take away from the ability of ‘は’ or ‘です’ to say that one thing is another. In later chapters, we will learn other applications for the particle ‘も,’ but just remember for now that, even though it covers up ‘は,’ it doesn’t actually erode its meaning.
Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that the dictionary near to the speaker costs 2000 yen. To express that the other, more distant dictionary costs 2000 as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
このじしょはにせんえんです。そのじしょもにせんえんです。
kono jisho ha (wa) nisen en desu. sono jisho mo nisen en desu.

Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that the dictionary near to the speaker costs 2000 yen. To express that the other, more distant dictionary costs 2000 as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
このじしょはにせんえんです。そのじしょもにせんえんです。
kono jisho ha (wa) nisen en desu. sono jisho mo nisen en desu.

When we use the verbal construction “XもYです,” you can think of ‘も’ hiding ‘は’ instead of replacing it. ‘も’ adds the meaning of ‘also,’ but it doesn’t take away from the ability of ‘は’ or ‘です’ to say that one thing is another. In later chapters, we will learn other applications for the particle ‘も,’ but just remember for now that, even though it covers up ‘は,’ it doesn’t actually erode its meaning.
Unlike English, Japanese does not have specific words for ‘my,’ ‘your,’ or ‘their’; instead, we use the appropriate pronoun or name and ‘の.’ There are many different ways to say ‘I’ or ‘me’ in Japanese, but for now, we will use the most basic word, ‘わたし.’
Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that the nearby bicycle is ours. To express that the other, more distant bicycle also belongs to us, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
これはわたしのじてんしゃです。それもわたしのじてんしゃです。
kore ha (wa) watashi no jitensha desu. sore mo watashi no jitensha desu.

Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that the nearby bicycle is ours. To express that the other, more distant bicycle also belongs to us, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
これはわたしのじてんしゃです。それもわたしのじてんしゃです。
kore ha (wa) watashi no jitensha desu. sore mo watashi no jitensha desu.

When we use the verbal construction “XもYです,” you can think of ‘も’ hiding ‘は’ instead of replacing it. ‘も’ adds the meaning of ‘also,’ but it doesn’t take away from the ability of ‘は’ or ‘です’ to say that one thing is another. In later chapters, we will learn other applications for the particle ‘も,’ but just remember for now that, even though it covers up ‘は,’ it doesn’t actually erode its meaning.
Unlike English, Japanese does not have specific words for ‘my,’ ‘your,’ or ‘their’; instead, we use the appropriate pronoun or name and ‘の.’ There are many different ways to say ‘I’ or ‘me’ in Japanese, but for now, we will use the most basic word, ‘わたし.’
Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that Takeshi’s major is history. To express that our major is history as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
たけしさんのせんこうはれきしです。わたしのせんこうもれきしです。
takeshi-san no senkou ha (wa) rekishi desu. watashi no senkou mo rekishi desu.

Using the “XもYです” construction, we can state that Takeshi’s major is history. To express that our major is history as well, we simply create another sentence with the same structure and ‘も.’
たけしさんのせんこうはれきしです。わたしのせんこうもれきしです。
takeshi-san no senkou ha (wa) rekishi desu. watashi no senkou mo rekishi desu.