Doing for a reason with 〜ように

Grammar: Purpose » 〜ように

2019年02月16日

2026年08月11日

ように after a dictionary or ない verb form marks the purpose of an action. It often translates as “so that”.

Examples

Grammar Explanation: Doing for a reason with 〜ように (Future entry)

After Cocoa gets lost looking for her new school, she meets Chiya, who will be going to the same school as her.

千夜(ちや):: 「ココアちゃんが迷(まよ)わないように今(いま)から学校(がっこう)まで行(い)きましょう」; “Let's go from here to the school now so you won't get lost.”
ココア:: 「め　女神様(めがみさま)！」; “A-a goddess!”

Grammar Explanation: Doing for a reason with 〜ように (Future entry)

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(およ)げるように特訓(とっくん)を始(はじ)めます」; “Now then, we're going to start special training so that Rize-chan can swim.”
シャロ:: 「あ　待(ま)って」; “Ah, wait.”

Grammar Explanation: Doing for a reason with 〜ように (Future entry)

After visiting Chiya’s family’s café, Cocoa’s sense of work is reinvigorated.

ココア:: 「私(わたし)たちもお客(きゃく)さんに満足(まんぞく)してもらえるように頑張(がんば)らなきゃね」; “We've got to work hard too so that customers will be satisfied.”
リゼ:: 「だなー」; “Yeah.”