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тоже

Translation of тоже

either

Russian word in Latin letters: tozhe

Meaning of тоже

Russian

Ставится в отрицательной фразе в значении «и я не»: «Я не устал. — Я ... не устал».

English

used at the end of a negative sentence to mean 'also', e.g. 'I don't eat meat, and she doesn't ...'

either

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈtoʐɨ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Тоже or либо?

либо

либо = either… or (a choice)

Don't mix them up. A choice — либо… либо; also not — тоже не.

Приходи либо утром, либо вечером.

Come either in the morning or in the evening.

Моя сестра тоже не ест мясо.

My sister doesn't eat meat either.

Я не умею готовить тоже or Я тоже не умею готовить?

Я тоже не умею готовить

Я тоже не умею готовить = I can't cook either

Don't say «Я не умею готовить тоже». Say «Я тоже не умею готовить»: тоже goes before the verb.

Я тоже не умею готовить.

I can't cook either.

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  1. I don't like coffee either.

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    Я тоже не люблю кофе.

  2. I can't swim either.

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    Я тоже не умею плавать.

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тоже meaning: what does it mean?

used at the end of a negative sentence to mean 'also', e.g. 'I don't eat meat, and she doesn't ...'

тоже pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

тоже is pronounced as [ˈtoʐɨ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

тоже definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I don't like coffee either. Translation: Я тоже не люблю кофе.

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