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でもある

Noun + でもある

Meanings

  • to be also
  • as well as
  • also is

About this pattern

Explanation

でもある attaches to a noun to indicate that the subject has an additional role, quality, or identity beyond what has already been stated. It’s a formal or emphatic construction often found in written Japanese or careful speech. It’s less common in casual conversation. It emphasizes that the noun is true of the subject in addition to whatever was mentioned before.

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Example sentences

彼は教授でもある。

He is also a professor.

彼女は作家でもある。

She is also a writer.

この会社は大手企業でもある。

This company is also a major corporation.