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11課 目的・理由・逆接・列挙
Purpose, reason, reverse, list — ために, ように, ので, のに, し, たり
11課

〜ために(目的)

接続:V辞書形/Nの + ために
To…, to… — deliberate purpose. The two clauses have the same subject, the first clause is the verb of will.
注意 / Note:The preceding clause must be the verb of will in 辞書形. If it is ability or no will, you must use ように.
比較 / Compare:合格するために勉強する(will→ために)/合格できるように勉強する(ability→ように).
よく出る形 / Common form:V辞書形+ために、〜。/Nのために、〜。
日本語を勉強するために日本へ来ました。
I came to Japan to learn Japanese.
家族のために働いています。
I work for my family.
健康のために、毎朝走っています。
For my health, I run every morning.

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