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也 vs 都 vs 全

/ yě vs dōu vs quán /
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Definition

也, 都 and 全 are all adverbs, means [all, too, also],

 

也: When the subjects of clauses are the same,也 means 而且, while 都 or 全 cannot be used in this case,

 

都: indicates inclusion and the subject is a group,

 

全: also be used as an adjective while 也 or 都 cannot.

Example

也 - 1
When the subjects of clauses are the same,也 means 而且, while 都 or 全 cannot be used in this case.

When the verbs in clauses are the same, they cannot be omitted.
1
hěn
niánqīng
年轻
  
,
hěn
piàoliang
漂亮
  

She is young, she is also beautiful.

2
huì
shuō
法语
  
,
huì
shuō
hàn
汉语
  

She can speak French, she can also speak Chinese.

也 - 2
When the subjects of clauses are different.
3
Ān
安妮
hěn
piàoliang
漂亮
  
,
玛丽
hěn
piàoliang
漂亮
  

Annie is beautiful, Mary is also beautiful.

4
Ān
安妮
玛丽
  
(
yàng
一样
  
)
  
,
dōu
hěn
piàoliang
漂亮
  

Both Annie and Mary are beautiful.

都 - 1
It indicates inclusion and the subject is a group.

1) Expect in questions with interrogative pronouns, the words summarized by 都 must be put before 都. eg, 那些地方我都去过.

2) If an adverb is followed by a verb, 都 and 全 are interchangeable. If an adverb is followed by an adjective, 全 is seldom used.

3) 都 usually is seldom followed by nominal components. However, 都 can be used in the noun-predicated sentence. eg, 他们俩都长头发大眼睛.
5
Zhèxiē
这些
fāng
地方
dōu
hěn
měi
  

These places are all beautiful.

都 - 2
In an interrogative sentence, the interrogative pronoun that substitutes "the group" follows 都 instead of 全.
6
Zhège
这个
jià
假期
men
你们
dōu
nǎr  
去哪儿
xíng
旅行
le
  
?

Where did you guys travel this holiday ?

7
Hángzhōu
杭州
hěn
měi
  
,
dōu
shuí
le
  
?

Hangzhou is very beautiful, who went there?

都 - 3
都 also means 已经(already).
8
A
A
  
:
diǎn
le
  
?
B
B
  
:
dōu
10
10
diǎn
le
  
,
kuài
chuáng
起床
  

A: What time is it now ? B: It's already 10 o'clock, get up quickly.

全can also be used as an adjective while 也 or 都 cannot.
9
Quánjiā
全家
  
/
quánbān
全班
  
/
quánguó
全国

whole family / the whole class / the whole country

10
Quánbān
全班
dōu
hěn
努力
  

The whole class is working hard.

Exercise

Fill in the blanks with 也, 都 or 全:

 

1, 今年春节,我和姐姐( )回老家了。我们( )家很久没有聚在一起了。

姐姐给爸爸妈妈买了很多礼物,我( )跟她一样,( )给他们买了礼物。爸爸妈妈很高兴。

 

2, ( )十点半了,( )家人都睡觉了。哥哥睡了,弟弟( )睡了。

 

3, 姐姐喜欢打太极拳,妹妹( )喜欢打太极拳。她们穿的衣服( )一样,打得( )很认真。