でもあり～でもある

to also be, both… and

AI-generated

Structure

[noun] + でもあり、[noun] + でもある [na-adj] + でもあり、[na-adj] + でもある [i-adj 〜い → 〜く] + もあり、[i-adj 〜い → 〜く] + もある

Description

AでもありBでもある says one thing is A and is just as much B: two roles, or two qualities that seem not to fit together. でもあり and でもある go straight after a noun or a な-adjective.

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He is both a doctor and a writer.

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This issue is both political and economic.

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City life is both convenient and inconvenient.

でもあり or であり

The も on both halves gives them equal weight: neither is the main one. With であり on the first half, A is what the subject is first of all, and B is added to it.

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She is both a mother and a teacher.

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She is a mother, and also a teacher.

Usage notes

These go beyond a pair of nouns.

Three or more

Every item but the last takes でもあり.

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He is an actor, a singer and a businessman.

い-adjectives

An い-adjective changes its い to く and takes もあり and もある.

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Living alone is both fun and lonely.

Register

The pattern belongs to writing and formal speech. The polite ending is でもあります, and in conversation いしゃ医者でもあるし、さっか作家でもある says the same.

Examples

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He is both a researcher and an educator.

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This film is both entertainment and art.

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She is both my colleague and my close friend.

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That decision was both brave and reckless.

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Tokyo is a city that is both traditional and modern.

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This medicine is both effective and dangerous.

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He is both a father and a mentor to me.

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Words are something that can both save and hurt people.

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Living alone is both freeing and lonely.

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She is both the president of a company and a mother of two.

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This problem is both personal and societal.

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Studying abroad was both an enjoyable experience and a tough challenge.

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