GRAMMAR
〜にして ③
is a and also b.
Explanation
NOTE
〜にして in this sense means is both A and also B — one person or thing holds two qualities at once.
彼は医者にして作家だ。
He is a doctor and also a writer.
NOTE
It is formal and literary. It joins two noun roles that the same subject holds together.
彼女は母にして教師でもある。
She is a mother and also a teacher.
It is often followed by でもある to emphasize the second quality.
NOTE
Attach にして directly to a noun, then state the second noun.
STRUCTURE
N辞
にして彼は科学者にして詩人だ。
Kare wa kagakusha ni shite shijin da.
He is a scientist and also a poet.
父は社長にして画家でもある。
Chichi wa shachou ni shite gaka demo aru.
My father is a company president and also a painter.
彼女は歌手にして女優だ。
Kanojo wa kashu ni shite joyuu da.
She is a singer and also an actress.
Practice exercises
1
彼は医者にして作家だ。
He is a doctor and also a writer.
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2
父は社長にして画家でもある。
My father is a company president and also a painter.
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3
彼女は歌手にして女優だ。
She is a singer and also an actress.
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4
彼は専門家にして素人の両面を持ち合わせている。
He possesses both aspects: a professional and also an amateur.
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5
彼は経営者にして投資家として評価されている。
He is highly regarded as a manager and also an investor.
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6
彼女は部長の職を兼ねて、秘書にして広報の仕事もしている。
Also serving as a department head, she does the work of a secretary and also public relations.
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7
彼女は弱者にして強者の顔を併せ持つ人物だ。
She is a person who possesses both faces: a weak person and also a strong person.
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8
彼の才能は努力と相まって、芸術家にして教育者としての地位を築いた。
His talent, combined with his effort, built his status as an artist and also an educator.
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