também

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See also: tambem and tambêm

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese tan ben, from tan (“so”) (modern tão) + ben (“well”) (modern bem). Compare with Spanish también.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɐ̃ˈbẽj̃/ , (nonstandard) /taˈmẽj̃/

Adverb

também (not comparable)

  2. too; also (in addition; as well)
    Compra um livro e também um lápis.
    Buy a book and a pencil too.
    (O) Teu irmão também quer ir.
    Your brother also wants to go.

Quotations

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Descendants

  • Indo-Portuguese: tamêm

Adverb

não só … mas também (not comparable)

  2. not only … but also

Quotations

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Interjection

também!

  2. of course; no wonder (implying that an outcome was expected)
    – (O) João afogou-se!
    – Também! Ele não sabe nadar...
    – John drowned!
    – Of course! He doesn’t know how to swim...

Quotations

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Descendants

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