Meaning of も in ３つ も


I've got this sentence that I'm not sure if it is grammatically correct:

> 今月、 大切な テスト が ３つ も あります

It supposedly translates to

> I have three important tests this month.

Why the も, though? The counter is 三つ, so then does the も mean "three tests
_still to go_ " (and the translation is slightly off)?




This も is the one of emphasis (definition 3
[here](https://jisho.org/search/mo)). It has nothing to do with how many tests
are yet to be taken. So in this case it means "as many as".

The definition given is not _wrong_ , per se, but it's definitely lacking this
emphasis. A better translation would be "I have as many as three tests this
month", which, though correct, is not a typical way to express it in English.
The assumed feeling is that maybe they usually only have one, possibly two
tests a month; but this month is three.

I think to get the point across without using awkward, forced dialog, it would
be better understood with visual or audible emphasis. Read as "I have
_**three**_ tests this month!!"; or spoken with clear emphasis on the word
"three".




This も is the one of emphasis (definition 3
[here](https://jisho.org/search/mo)). It has nothing to do with how many tests
are yet to be taken. So in this case it means "as many as".

The definition given is not _wrong_ , per se, but it's definitely lacking this
emphasis. A better translation would be "I have as many as three tests this
month", which, though correct, is not a typical way to express it in English.
The assumed feeling is that maybe they usually only have one, possibly two
tests a month; but this month is three.

I think to get the point across without using awkward, forced dialog, it would
be better understood with visual or audible emphasis. Read as "I have
_**three**_ tests this month!!"; or spoken with clear emphasis on the word
"three".

