でもある

godan verb (-ru, irregular)

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

• 彼かれは医い者しゃであり、研けん究きゅう者しゃでもある。

  He is a doctor and also a researcher.

• この問もん題だいは政せい治じ的てきであると同どう時じに、倫りん理り的てきでもある。

  This issue is political and, at the same time, ethical as well.

godan verb (-ru, irregular)

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.

• 何なにか理り由ゆうでもあるのですか。

  Is there some reason or something?

• 彼かれに不ふ満まんでもあるの？

  Do you have some complaint about him or something?