でもある · godan verb (-ru, irregular)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | でもある | でもない |
| Polite | でもあります | でもありません |
| Past polite | でもありました | でもありませんでした |
| Past | でもあった | でもなかった |
| Te-form | でもあって | でもないで |
| Desire | でもありたい | でもありたくない |
| Volitional | でもあろう | |
| Polite volitional | でもありましょう | |
| Imperative | でもあれ | でもあるな |
| Conditional | でもあれば | でもなければ |
| Tara conditional | でもあったら | でもなかったら |
also be; be ... as well
Formal or written である with も added: it presents another identity, quality, or fact as also true, in addition to something already stated or implied.
See also: である
be some ... or other; there be ... or something
Used after a noun, especially in questions, to suggest a possible thing, reason, problem, errand, complaint, etc. indirectly: 'some ... or something.' This is a softer or probing use of でも plus ある.
Is there some reason or something?
He is a doctor, and also a writer.
He is a doctor and also a researcher.
This issue is political and, at the same time, ethical as well.
彼に不満でもあるの？
Do you have some complaint about him or something?
Is there something you need, or what?
でもない negates the idea ('is not ... either'), while でもある affirms an additional identity or fact.
A transparent combination of で, the particle も, and ある; the formal sense corresponds to である with も inserted.