也都 (also all of them)
"Both, all of them too"
- also也all / both都 stacks two sweepers: also也 (also) + all / both都 (all).
- they他们also也all / both都to come来(completed / change)了 = "they all came too."
- also也 ties back to an earlier group; all / both都 sweeps in this whole one.
… also也all / both都 + Verb / Adj
- also也all / both都 = "also all (of them)".
they他们also也all都come来了。
- they他们also也all / both都to come来(completed / change)了 = "they all came too."
Practice
They all came too: 他们 ____ 来了。
也都 = also all: 他们也都来了.
Practice
也 means “also” and 都 means “all”.
Yes — 也都 stacks “also” + “all”: 他们也都来了.
Order matters: also也 before all / both都
- It's also也all / both都, never all / both都also也.
Explore
Correct or broken?
也都 = also-all: the group ALSO does it, every one of them — 也 before 都.
Practice
What is the correct order?
Fixed order: 也都, never 都也.
Recap
Key idea
- … also也all / both都 + Verb / Adj — "also all (of them)": they他们also也all / both都to come来(completed / change)了
- also也 = also (links back); all / both都 = all (this group)
- Fixed order: also也all / both都, not all / both都also也
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.