也都 (also all of them) · 也都 (también todos)
Find which group all refers to
- One group has arrived, and every member of a second group arrives too.
- 他们也都来了。 — 也 adds the second group's arrival, while 都 includes all members of that group.
Find which group all refers to
- One group has arrived, and every member of a second group arrives too.
- they他们also也all / both都to come来(completed / change)了。 — also也 adds the second group's arrival, while all / both都 includes all members of that group.
One group has arrived, and every member of a second group arrives too. What does 他们也都来了。 communicate?
也 adds the second group's arrival, while 都 includes all members of that group. 也都 is the ordinary order in this sentence. Other discourse structures can use 都 and 也 differently, so avoid a universal ban on every 都也 sequence.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 也都 (also all of them). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
they他们also也all都come来了。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is also也all / both都 (also all of them). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
they他们also也all都come来了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: They all came too: 他们 ____ 来了。
也都 = also all: 他们也都来了. · 也都 = también todos: 他们也都来了.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 他们也都来了。: 也 adds the second group's arrival, while 都 includes all members of that group.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, they他们also也all / both都to come来(completed / change)了。: also也 adds the second group's arrival, while all / both都 includes all members of that group.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which order fits the ordinary sentence 他们____来了 for they all came too?
也都 is the ordinary order here. This scoped choice does not reject every possible sequence of 都 and 也 in more complex discourse.
Know the boundary
- 也都 is the ordinary order in this sentence.
- Other discourse structures can use 都 and 也 differently, so avoid a universal ban on every 都也 sequence.
Know the boundary
- also也all / both都 is the ordinary order in this sentence.
- Other discourse structures can use all / both都 and also也 differently, so avoid a universal ban on every all / both都also也 sequence.
也 means “also” and 都 means “all”. · 也 significa “también” y 都 significa “todos”.
Yes — 也都 stacks “also” + “all”: 他们也都来了. · Sí — 也都 apila “también” + “todos”: 他们也都来了.
In the opening situation: 也 adds the second group's arrival, while 都 includes all members of that group.
也都 is the ordinary order in this sentence. Other discourse structures can use 都 and 也 differently, so avoid a universal ban on every 都也 sequence. 也 adds the second group's arrival, while 都 includes all members of that group.
Use the distinction
- 也 adds the second group's arrival, while 都 includes all members of that group.
- 也都 is the ordinary order in this sentence. Other discourse structures can use 都 and 也 differently, so avoid a universal ban on every 都也 sequence.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.
Use the distinction
- also也 adds the second group's arrival, while all / both都 includes all members of that group.
- also也all / both都 is the ordinary order in this sentence. Other discourse structures can use all / both都 and also也 differently, so avoid a universal ban on every all / both都also也 sequence.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.