にして ②To be ~ and ~, To be ~ as well as ~, Both ~ and ~

Occasionally, the combination of the case-marking particle に 'in', and the て-form of the special verb する, して will be considered as a compound particle. While this does not change the way it will be used, it puts more emphasis on the 'going from that (A), (B)' nuance of にして. This will be translated as '(A) as well as (B)', 'both (A) and (B)', or 'to be (A) and (B)'.

This use of にして will appear following either nouns or な-Adjectives.

Some set expressions like 幸(さいわ)いにして and 不幸(ふこう)にして also exist. These can be interpreted as 'fortunately' and 'unfortunately' respectively.

Caution

Like with 幸(さいわ)いにして and 不幸(ふこう)にして, にして tends to be used with a fairly limited set of words when having the meaning of 'both (A) and (B)'. Due to this, it is best to only use patterns that you have come across before.

Fun Fact

The tense at the end of にして sentences often changes the way that it will be understood, but it is important to remember that all にして structures simply put emphasis on (A) as being what allowed (B), led to (B), or exists in precedence to (B).