também

See also: tambem and tambêm

Portuguese

Alternative forms

tamém (nonstandard)
tamem (nonstandard)
tomém (nonstandard, Caipira)
tomêm (nonstandard, Caipira)
tambêm (obsolete)
tambem (obsolete)
tambẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese tan ben, from tan (“so”) (modern tão) + ben (“well”) (modern bem).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ˈbẽj̃/
- (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /tɐ.ˈmẽj̃/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ˈbɐ̃j̃/, /tɐ̃.ˈbẽj̃/

Adverb

também (not comparable)

too; also (in addition; as well)
Compra um livro e também um lápis.
Buy a book and a pencil too.

Teu irmão também quer ir.
Your brother also wants to go.

Descendants

Indo-Portuguese: tamêm

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:também.

Adverb

não só … mas também (not comparable)

not only … but also

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:também.

Interjection

também!

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

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:também.

Descendants

Indo-Portuguese: tamêm
Interlingua: tamben

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