N2 — outside your level filter
も〜ば〜も
もばもmo ba moN2neutral
both X and Y — two things marked with も and paired with ば
この町には古い寺もあれば、新しい美術館もある。
kono machi ni wa furui tera mo areba, atarashii bijutsukan mo aru.
This town has old temples, and it has a new art museum as well. neutral
世の中には、猫が好きな人もいれば、苦手な人もいるからね。
yo no naka ni wa, neko ga suki na hito mo ireba, nigate na hito mo iru kara ne.
In this world there are people who love cats and people who can't stand them, you know. casual
Same meaning3
listing X and Y, and the like
All examples6
both X and Y — one subject doing two things at once
この町には古い寺もあれば、新しい美術館もある。
kono machi ni wa furui tera mo areba, atarashii bijutsukan mo aru.
This town has old temples, and it has a new art museum as well. neutral
あの店、値段も安ければ味もいいんだよ。
ano mise, nedan mo yasukereba aji mo ii n da yo.
That place is cheap, and the food's good too. casual
あの先生は説明も丁寧なら、質問にもすぐ答えてくれる。
ano sensei wa setsumei mo teinei nara, shitsumon ni mo sugu kotaete kureru.
That teacher explains things carefully and answers questions on the spot too. neutral
この計画には、費用の問題もあれば、住民の理解という課題もございます。
kono keikaku ni wa, hiyou no mondai mo areba, juumin no rikai to iu kadai mo gozaimasu.
This plan has a cost problem, and it also has the challenge of winning residents over. formal
some are X, others are Y — spread over a group
世の中には、猫が好きな人もいれば、苦手な人もいるからね。
yo no naka ni wa, neko ga suki na hito mo ireba, nigate na hito mo iru kara ne.
In this world there are people who love cats and people who can't stand them, you know. casual
留学生の中には、日本語がとても上手な人もいれば、まだ挨拶しかできない人もいます。
ryuugakusei no naka ni wa, nihongo ga totemo jouzu na hito mo ireba, mada aisatsu shika dekinai hito mo imasu.
Among the international students, some speak Japanese very well and others can still only manage a greeting. neutral
How it's formed3
All forms1
も〜なら〜もmo~nara~moalternant
What nouns and な-adjectives use in the first half — 値段も手頃なら味もいい. であれば is the fuller, written form.
Notes
(時間もかかれば費用もかかった).