～も～ば～も・～も～なら～も
Both this and that are true
You’ll be able to combine two parallel qualities or facts to show that both apply.
このキャンプ場は海も近ければ、山もあります。
kono kyanpujou wa umi mo chikakereba, yama mo arimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
This campsite is close to the sea, and there are mountains too.
Both one and the other
～も～ば～も and ～も～なら～も mean “both ... and....” They pair two comparable facts, qualities, or items and give both equal emphasis.
兄は料理もできれば、掃除も上手です。
ani wa ryouri mo dekireba, souji mo jouzu desu.
My older brother can cook, and he is good at cleaning too.
この町は交通も便利なら、物も安いです。
kono machi wa koutsuu mo benri nara, mono mo yasui desu.
This town has convenient transport, and things are cheap too.
Pair two matching elements
Put も on both parallel elements and make the first predicate conditional: X も～ば、Y も～. With a noun or な-adjective predicate, ～なら can fill that first slot: X も～なら、Y も～. The two parts should be parallel in meaning and grammar.
この店は値段も手頃なら、デザインもかわいいです。
kono mise wa nedan mo tegoro nara, dezain mo kawaii desu.
This shop is both reasonably priced and nicely designed.
この店は、料理もおいしければ、値段も安い。
kono mise wa, ryouri mo oishikereba, nedan mo yasui.
At this restaurant, the food is good and the prices are low too.
このアパートは、日当たりもよければ、窓からの景色もいい。
kono apaato wa, hiatari mo yokereba, mado kara no keshiki mo ii.
This apartment gets plenty of sunlight, and the view from the window is nice too.
田中さんは英語も話せれば、中国語も話せる。
tanaka-san wa eigo mo hanasereba, chuugokugo mo hanaseru.
Tanaka-san can speak English and Chinese as well.
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