Training so as to be able to swim with 〜ように
Grammar Explanation: Doing for a reason with 〜ように
Cocoa and her friends visit an indoor hot spring. Rize admits she doesn’t know how to swim.
- ココア:
- 「ではこれからリゼちゃんが泳げるように特訓を始めます」
- “Now then, we're going to start special training so that Rize-chan can swim.”
- Literal: “Now then, from here we will begin special training so that Rize can swim.”
- シャロ:
- 「あ 待って」
- “Ah, wait.”
Key Points
1泳げるように gives the training goal
- The potential form 泳げる names the ability the training is meant to produce.
2待って is a bare て-form request
- Syaro leaves ください unstated and tries to stop Cocoa before the training starts.
- ちゃん is an affectionate, informal suffix attached to names, used mainly for children, close friends, and family members.
Vocabulary
特訓 (Intensive training)
特訓 means intensive training aimed at rapid improvement.
See Also
- Grammar: Doing for a reason with 〜ように
- Grammar: Connecting actions with 〜て・〜で
- Future entry: Able to do with 〜れる・〜られる
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