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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

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Noun + を(1) + 兼ねて

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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）の勉強（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）に行（い）きました。
    I went to the shop and (partly) for a stroll as well.
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