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Sometimes you want to say that a group of people have something in common with something else. If this is the case you'll want to use 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) at the same time. Put 也 (yě) first!
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If you are trying to draw similarities amongst a group, you will want to pair two key words together. You will want to use 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) together to express that a group of people have something in common.
  
 
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If you're using 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) in the same sentence, put 也 (yě) first:
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If you're using 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 也 (yě) first:
  
 
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If you are trying to draw similarities amongst a group, you will want to pair two key words together. You will want to use 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) together to express that a group of people have something in common.

Structure

If you're using 也 (yě) and 都 (dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 也 (yě) first:

Subject + 也 + 都 + Verb / Adj.

Examples

  • 他们 也 都 是 法国 人。Tāmen yě dōu shì Fàguó rén.They are also all French people.
  • 我们 也 都 喜欢 喝 啤酒。Wǒmen yě dōu xǐhuān hē píjiǔ.We all like to drink beer too.
  • 你们 也 都 是 学生 吗?Nǐmen yě dōu shì xuéshēng ma?Are you all students too?
  • 我 的 三 个 孩子 也 都 是 男孩。 Wǒ de sān gè háizi yě dōu shì nánhái.My three children are also all boys.
  • 我们 办公室 的 女 同事 也 都 结婚 了。Wǒmen bàngōngshì de nǚ tóngshì yě dōu jiéhūnle.Our female colleagues are all married too.
  • 这 个 酒吧 里 也 都 是 年轻 人。Zhè gè jiǔbā lǐ yě dōu shì niánqīng rén.In this bar also, everybody is young.
  • 我们 喜欢 来 这里,孩子 们 也 都 喜欢 来 这里。Wǒmen xǐhuān lái zhèlǐ, háizimen yě dōu xǐhuān lái zhèlǐ.We like to come here, all the kids also like to come here.
  • 老板 经常 加班,你们 也 都 加班 吗?Lǎobǎn jīngcháng jiābān, nǐmen yě dōu jiābān ma?The boss constantly works overtime, do you all also work overtime?
  • 他们 是 你 的 朋友,他们 也 都 是 我 的 朋友。Tāmen shì nǐ de péngyǒu, tāmen yě dōu shì wǒ de péngyǒu.They are your friends, they are all my friends too.
  • 北京 的 房子 很 贵,别 的 大 城市 的 房子 也 都 很 贵。Běijīng de fángzi hěn guì, bié de dà chéngshì de fángzi yě dōu hěn guì.Apartments in Beijing are very expensive, in other big cities all apartments are also very expensive.
  • 这里 的 同事 也 都 很 好。Zhèlǐ de tóngshì yě dōu hěn hǎo.All the co-workers here are also really good.
  • 她 的 妹妹 们 也 都 很 漂亮。Tā de mèimeimen yě dōu hěn piàoliang.Her little sisters are also very beautiful.
  • 这 家 店 的 面包 不 错,别 的 点心 也 都 很 好吃。Zhè jiā diàn de miànbāo bùcuò, bié de diǎnxīn yě dōu hěn hào chī.This store's bread is not bad, the other snacks are also very delicious.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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