でもある
JLPT Level: N3
Meanings
to be also
as well as
also is
Usage
Noun + でもある
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.
彼は教授でもある。
かれはきょうじゅでもある。
He is also a professor.
彼女は作家でもある。
かのじょはさっかでもある。
She is also a writer.
この会社は大手企業でもある。
このかいしゃはおおてきぎょうでもある。
This company is also a major corporation.