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N1 Lesson 7: 2/17

を兼(か)ねて
and also, also (partly) to, also (partly) for (the purpose of), at the same time, to double as, when … also, while … as well, and as

Structure
Noun + (1) + 兼ねて

(1)
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  • Aを兼ねてB means "to do B, together with A", and in some cases can be interpreted as “to do B partly for the purpose of A”. Unlike がてら or ついでに, B is often the main action while A is secondary to it.
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日本語(にほんご)勉強(べんきょう)を兼(か)ねて、日本(にほん)のゲームをしています。
I play Japanese games also (partly) to learn the language.
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ダイエットを兼(か)ねてスポーツジムに通(かよ)っています。
I go to the gym also (partly) to lose weight.
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散歩(さんぽ)を兼(か)ねて隣町(となりまち)まで歩(ある)いて買(か)い物(もの)行(い)きました
I went to the shop and (partly) for a stroll as well.
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