How to Say ‘I worked hard yesterday too.’ in Japanese
昨日もがんばった。
kinou mo ganbatsu ta
[kee-noh mo gahn-baht ta]
💬 Usage Tip: も means "too" or "also," and it takes the place of は or が. Compare 今日も "today too."
Phrase Breakdown
昨日
kinou
[kee-noh]
yesterday
A time word meaning the day before today.
昨日は忙しかったです。
Yesterday was busy.
も
mo
[mo]
also
A particle used to indicate 'also' or 'too'.
彼も来る。
He is coming too.
がんばっ
ganbatsu
[gahn-baht]
did your best
Past casual form from がんばる, meaning tried hard or hung in there.
昨日はがんばったね。
You did your best yesterday.
た
ta
[ta]
past tense
A suffix used to denote the past tense of verbs.
友達が来てくれた。
A friend came for me.
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