TAKOBOTO

at the same time, incidentally；doing something while fulfilling different purposes at the same time
incidental to business, go sightseeing
〜という別の目的も持って、あることをする

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しごとかたがたきょうとけんぶつにゆく

While on business, go sightseeing in Kyoto

らいしゅんけっこんするまごが、けっこんのほうこくかたがたこんやくしゃをつれてやってきた。

My grandson, who is getting married next spring, has brought his fiancee with him to visit while bringing us news of his wedding.

ぶじにそつぎょうできたので、おんしにほうこくかたがた、てがみをかいた

She was able to graduate without any problems and so wrote a letter to thank her professor.

[名]＋かたがた

khongbietboi

Relevant grammar question here. (Fourth post).

Amatuka

かたがた is interchangeable to 兼ねて

bamboo4

Yeah, but 兼ねて takes a direct object particle - かたがた doesn't.

Amatuka

whats a direct object particle? it doesn't require a は・を after the item it relates to?

dc

Amatuka means, for example, を in 仕事を兼ねて京都見物にゆく

bamboo4

I added "kanete" (兼ねて) in the grammar section, but I cannot edit it!

bamboo4

Does this mean that while doing X, you have the alternate motive of Y? I'm using 新完全マスターN1 and it says: 〜という別の目的も持って、ことをする。
To me, this makes it seems like that the difference between 〜かたがた and 〜ついでに,etc. is motive

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