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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

〜ようにする

接続:V辞書形/Vない形 + ようにする
Try to maintain… — conscious effort to turn something into a habit.
注意 / Note:〜ようにしている = maintaining that habit. Negative 〜ないようにする = try not to do.
比較 / Compare:〜ようにする(I tried)/〜ようになる(it came out naturally).
よく出る形 / Common form:V辞書形/ない形+ようにしています。
健康のために、毎日野菜を食べるようにしています。
For my health, I try to eat vegetables every day.
夜遅く食べないようにしています。
I try not to eat late at night.
毎日、日本語で日記を書くようにします。
I will try to write a Japanese diary every day.

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