I just came across this sentence in my textbook:
選挙権は国民の権利でもあれば、同時に義務でもある。
I notice that the sentence use "でも" instead of simply "も." What's the difference between "でも" and "も" in this context?
Thanks in advance
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Xでもある and Xもある are different. Xでもある is Xである with も ("also") added after で. Xもある is the same as Xがある but が is replaced by も ("also").
- Xである = is X
- Xでもある = is also X
- Xがある = there is X
- Xもある = there is also X
Compare the following sentences:
- 冷蔵庫にはリンゴもあり、バナナもある。
In the fridge, there is an apple, and there is a banana, too. - 彼の好きな食べ物はリンゴでもあり、バナナでもある。
His favorite food is an apple, and a banana, too.
Here the sentence wants to say "選挙権 is 国民の権利 and also 国民の義務", so でもある is the correct option.
(BTW 選挙権は国民の義務である seems to be a wrong opinion to me, but that's another story.)
