Additive vocabulariology

The following supplement will help you increase your Japanese vocabulary by showing you how our good friend mo is more than just a particle. Mo is part of the family. . Have fun!
First, memorize the question words.
Who – dare,
What – nani,
where – doko,
when – itsu,
how many –ikutsu, nannin

Question word + mo with + positive verb with – negative verb
dare + mo anyone nobody
nani +mo anything nothing
doko + mo everywhere, anywhere nowhere
itsu + mo all the time, always none of the time, never
nannin + mo many people, a bunch of people not many people

The mo participle carries the meaning of too, or also. It is all inclusive. For example to say me too just add mo to me and there you have it. Watakushi mo. Easy, right? What if your friend wants to come with us too? Then just add mo and presto you have Watakushi no tomodachi mo. Him too.
We might ask,” is anybody home?”
Dareka oraremasu ka?
Nobody is here.
Daremo oraremasen.

Question word + ka with + positive verb with – negative verb
dare + ka someone nobody
nani +ka something nothing
doko + ka somewhere nowhere
itsu + ka sometime none of the time, never
nannin + ka so many people , this many not many people


Question word + demo with + positive verb with – negative verb
dare + demo anybody, whoever nobody
nani +demo, nandemo anything, everything nothing
doko + demo everywhere, anywhere nowhere
itsu +demo all the time none of the time, never
nannin +demo many people, a bunch of people not many people