HSK 1Adverbs
Adverbs 也 and 都
也 (also) and 都 (all) go before the verb, never after.
Pattern
Subject + 也/都 + Verb
Explanation
也 (yě, also) and 都 (dōu, all/both) are adverbs that MUST go before the verb.
When used together, the order is 也都: '我们也都去' (We are all also going).
Examples
我也喜欢。
Wǒ yě xǐhuan.
I also like it.
他们都是学生。
Tāmen dōu shì xuéshēng.
They are all students.
我们也都去。
Wǒmen yě dōu qù.
We are all going too.
Common Mistakes
Wrong
我喜欢也。
Correct
我也喜欢。
也/都 must go BEFORE the verb, not after.
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