How to say "also" or "too"?

Question

The sentence "I also ate in Tokyo" can mean three different things: >*(Aside from my friends who ate there), I also ate in Tokyo.* >*(Aside from the other places where I tried local cuisines), I also ate in Tokyo.* >*(Aside from shopping and other activities), I also ate in Tokyo.* How do you distinguish these sentences in Japanese, without, of course, literally translating the phase inside the parentheses? If my rusty Japanese is correct, the first two sentences may be expressed as >私も東京に食べた。 私は東京も食べた。 I have no idea how to express the third. If a direct object is specified, I suppose mo may also be used, e.g, >私は中華料理も東京に食べた。 In general, what are the ways to express "also" in Japanese when "also" pertains to a noun (which can be the object, direct object, etc), verb, adjective and other parts of a sentence?

Answer 1

In my opinion, "I also ate in Tokyo" has only one meaning. I translate it as "私も東京で食べた（花子も東京で食べたけれども）。

"I ate also in Tokyo" is translated as "私は東京で食べもした”。（他のこともしたけれども）

"I ate in Tokyo also" is translated as "私は東京でも食べた”。（横浜でも食べたけれども）

This is not an issue in Japanese, but the one in English, in my opinion.

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If the sentence is "I are also in Tokyo", it is translated as "私は東京で食べもした （他のこともしたけれど）。

If the sentence is "I ate in Tokyo also",

Answer 2

First of all, let's use "食事した/しょくじした" instead of "食べた" because "食べた" requires you to specify what you ate such as breakfast, sushi, fruit, and etc. "食事した” is more general term used for eating/eating out without mentioning a specific thing you ate.

I also ate in Tokyo. (My friend eat in Tokyo: I also ate in Tokyo.) →私も東京で食事した。

I also ate in Tokyo. (I ate in Okasa: I also ate in Tokyo.)→東京でも食事した。

I also ate in Tokyo. (in addition to other activities you did)→東京で食事もした。

I also ate Chinese food in Tokyo (in addition to other food you ate or in addition to other activities you did).

→東京で中華料理も食べた。

I also gave ハンナ a book. (I gave John a book: I also gave ハンナ a book.)→ハンナにも本をあげた。

I also gave ハンナa book. (I gave ハンナa book mark: I also gave her a book.)→ハンナに本もあげた。

Additional information:

"In + place you can visit" = で instead of に as in "in Tokyo" (東京で), "in the movie theater" (映画館で), "in the hospital" (病院で), whereas "in + place you can't visit" = に or 中に(depending on sentences) as in "in the fridge" (冷蔵庫に/冷蔵庫の中に), "in the box" (箱に/箱の中に), and etc.

I hope this helps you.