means "not to mention", "not only … but also": the first item goes without saying, and the sentence adds a second, less obvious one, usually marked with
. It goes straight after a noun, in the place of the topic particle は.
、。
She can speak not only Japanese, but also English.
、。
This game is popular not only with children, but also with adults.
、。
The food here is good, of course, and so is the service.
and
drop from the first item. On the second item, も replaces them, while
and
stay in front of it: 大人にも, 海外でも.
はもちろん or だけでなく
adds a second item and nothing more. はもちろん also says the first item was a given.
、。
He is good at physics as well as math.
、。
He is good at math, of course, and at physics too.
Usage notes
These go beyond adding a second noun.
In a negative sentence
With a negative, はもちろん reads as "let alone". The first item is the harder one, and even the easier second one fails.
、。
I can't even write hiragana yet, let alone kanji.
After a verb or an adjective
A verb or an い-adjective takes の before はもちろん, and a な-adjective takes なの.
、。
This flat is spacious, of course, and it's close to the station too.
、。
He is very capable, of course, and he's a good person too.
means the same and goes in the same place. It belongs to writing and speeches; はもちろん is the everyday form.
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