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

を兼(か)ねて is a grammar pattern that makes use of the standard meaning of the る-Verb 兼(か)ねる 'to stretch across to', or 'to do concurrently'. The adverbial particle を will mark a noun which will be considered the secondary event or state, while 兼(か)ねて will be followed by the primary event or state that will be done concurrently with (A). This is often translated as 'to (A) at the same time as (B)', 'to double as (A)', or 'to (A) also partly for the purpose of (B)'.

を兼(か)ねて often highlights (B) as the primary goal, where (A) is something that acts to support it, makes sense to be done together, or just gives the speaker a good excuse to do (B). In order to remember that (A) is actually the secondary goal in this structure, using the literal translation of 'while extending across to (A), (B)' may help.

In the case of multiple goals existing, the case-marking particle と will be used for listing of nouns.