兼かね備そなえる

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兼ね備える · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	兼かね備そなえる	兼かね備そなえない
Polite	兼かね備そなえます	兼かね備そなえません
Past polite	兼かね備そなえました	兼かね備そなえませんでした
Past	兼かね備そなえた	兼かね備そなえなかった
Te-form	兼かね備そなえて	兼かね備そなえないで
Desire	兼かね備そなえたい	兼かね備そなえたくない
Potential	兼かね備そなえられるalso 兼かね備そなえれる	兼かね備そなえられないalso 兼かね備そなえれない
Passive	兼かね備そなえられる	兼かね備そなえられない
Causative	兼かね備そなえさせる	兼かね備そなえさせない
Causative passive	兼かね備そなえさせられる	兼かね備そなえさせられない
Volitional	兼かね備そなえよう
Polite volitional	兼かね備そなえましょう
Imperative	兼かね備そなえろ	兼かね備そなえるな
Conditional	兼かね備そなえれば	兼かね備そなえなければ
Tara conditional	兼かね備そなえたら	兼かね備そなえなかったら

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

have both; combine; possess both

Used when someone or something has two desirable qualities, abilities, or features at the same time. Often appears in formal or written contexts.

彼かれは才さい能のうと努ど力りょくを兼かね備そなえている。
He has both talent and hard work.
この車くるまは安あん全ぜん性せいとデザイン性せいを兼かね備そなえている。
This car combines safety and good design.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉と〈物もの〉を兼かね備そなえるto possess both X and Y (qualities/features) at once
彼かの女じょは美うつくしさと知ち性せいを兼かね備そなえている。
She possesses both beauty and intelligence.
〈物もの〉を兼かね備そなえた〈物もの〉a thing that combines X (qualities/features)
使つかいやすさとデザイン性せいを兼かね備そなえたスマートフォンです。
It's a smartphone that combines ease of use with good design.

Kanji

兼concurrently, and, beforehand
備equip, provision, preparation

Related words

備そなえるN3
備える means to equip or provide oneself with a single quality or thing, while 兼ね備える stresses possessing two or more qualities at once.
併あわせ持もつ
併せ持つ and 兼ね備える both mean to have two qualities together, but 併せ持つ is slightly less formal and can be used more broadly in speech.

Don't confuse with

兼かねるN2
兼ねる means to serve two roles or purposes at once (e.g. a job holding two positions), whereas 兼ね備える means to possess two qualities or features simultaneously.

Written forms

兼かね備そなえるUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; the only written form.
かねそなえるUsage5%

Etymology

Compound of 兼ねる (to combine, serve two purposes) and 備える (to possess, equip). The combination reinforces the idea of having multiple attributes at once.