Using "ye" and "dou" together

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) first followed by 都 (dōu) to express that a group of people have something in common.

Positive Form

Structure

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

Subj. + 也都 + Predicate

The predicate part of the pattern can be a verb or an adjective.

Examples

• 他们 也 都 是 法国 人 。Tāmen yě dōu shì Fǎguó rén.They are also all French people.
• 我们 也 都 喜欢 。Wǒmen yě dōu xǐhuan hē píjiǔ.We all like to drink beer too.
• 他 很 高 ，他 的 两 个 弟弟 也 都 跟 他 差不多 高 。Tā hěn gāo, tā de liǎng gè dìdi yě dōu gēn tā chàbuduō gāo.He's tall. His two little brothers and he are more or less the same height.
• 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?
• 这 家 店 的 面包 很 好吃 ，别 的 点心 也 都 不错 。Zhè jiā diàn de miànbāo hěn hǎochī , bié de diǎnxīn yě dōu bùcuò.This store's bread is very delicious, the other snacks are also not bad.

Negative Form

Structure

If you're using 不(bù) or 没(méi) with 也都 ( (yě dōu) in the same sentence, remember to put 不(bù) or 没(méi) after 也都 (yě dōu):

Subj. + 也都 + 不 / 没 + Predicate

Examples

• 我们 也 都 没 吃饭 ，一起 去 吧 。Wǒmen yě dōu méi chīfàn, yīqǐ qù ba.We all haven't eaten. Let's go together.
• 我 不 喜欢 Trump ，我 的 朋友 也 都 不 喜欢 他 。Wǒ bù xǐhuan Trump, wǒ de péngyou yě dōu bù xǐhuan tā.I don't like Trump.

Neither do my friends.

• 我 没 去 过 美国 ，我 的 家人 也 都 没 去 过 。Wǒ méi qù guo Měiguó, wǒ de jiārén yě dōu méi qù guo.I've never been to America. Neither have my parents.
• �他 不 高 ，他 的 父母 也 都 不 不 高 。Tā bù gāo. Tā de fùmǔ yě dōu bù gāo.He's not tall. Neither are his parents.
• 他 没 时间 参加 我 的 生日 派对 ，你们 也 都 没时间 吗 ？Tā méi shíjiān cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì pàiduì, nǐmen yě dōu méi shíjiān ma?He didn't have time to come to my birthday party. Neither did you?

See also

• The "all" adverb
• The "also" adverb

Sources and further reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 31-2) →buy
• New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 88) →buy
• 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (p. 73)→buy
• Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 53-4) →buy
• New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 88) →buy
• Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (p. 35) →buy

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