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でもある

Romaji

demoaru

Word Senses

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ru' ending (irregular verb)

Meaning

to also be (formal, literary); implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case

Example sentence

道々でいい。込み入った話でもあるから。 Along the way will be fine. It's a complicated matter.
Parts of speech

Meaning

to be ... or something

Example sentence

労働はただ単に必要なものであるばかりか、楽しみでもある。 Labor is not merely a necessity but a pleasure.

Examples of , でもある in a sentence

道々でいい。込み入った話でもあるから。

Along the way will be fine. It's a complicated matter.
労働はただ単に必要なものであるばかりか、楽しみでもある。

Labor is not merely a necessity but a pleasure.
有名な物理学者である上に、彼は偉大な小説家でもある。

In addition to being a famous physicist, he is a great novelist.
有名な物理学者であることに加えて、彼は偉大な小説家でもある。

In addition to being a famous physicist, he is a great novelist.
美人でもある。

She's also a beauty.
彼女は良い教師であるばかりでなく、偉大な学者でもあった。

In addition to being a good teacher, she was a great scholar.

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