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11課 目的・手段 教科書 p.48〜51
Purpose & means — so that…, in order to…, by…
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〜べく

教科書 p.48
接続:動辞書形 + べく ※する→すべく/するべく
To…, to…. State the purpose of the action, the formal way of saying 〜ために.
注意 / Note:Hard writing (newspapers, documents). The following sentences do not use commands, invitations, or suggestions.
比較 / Compare:〜べく(purpose, hard writing)/〜ために(neutral, widely used)/〜んがため(more drastic purpose).
よく出る形 / Common form:動辞書形+べく。する→すべく・するべく。The following sentence does not use an order/suggestion.
問題を解決すべく、専門家チームが結成された。
A group of experts has been set up to solve the problem.
真相を確かめるべく、現地へ向かった。
I went to the scene to verify the truth.
事態を収拾すべく、関係者が緊急に集まった。
To arrange the situation, relevant people held an emergency meeting.

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