もう

About

もう is one of the most common adverbs in Japanese, and is often translated to "already" or "anymore". In Japanese, adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, but not nouns.

もう can come at the start of a sentence, or in the middle. Usually, もう directly attaches to the verb, adjective, or adverb that it is modifying, but sometimes it becomes separated. This means that sometimes もう can appear to modify a noun, but this is never the case.

Summary

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  もう means "already" or "anymore"

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  もう is an adverb and can modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs

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  もう can come at the start of a sentence or in the middle