Lesson 80: 専門学校に 通うために

N4 · Lesson 80 · 18 min — "In order to..." / "So that I can... / So I don't..." / "Used for..." / "Need to... / No need to..."

Last lesson, Rin learned "come to be able to..." and "try to...". This lesson has four ways to talk about purpose: ために, ように, のに and 必要ひつよう. The key is how ために and ように share the work. Ask: is the action before it something you can decide yourself, or something you can't? Read the comic first!

After this lesson, you can:

A Day at the Ward Office

Rin got into vocational school. For his visa (在留資格ざいりゅうしかく) paperwork, he might need a residence certificate, so he and Neko-sensei go to the ward office. (区役所くやくしょ = ward office)

ために = in order to (something you do yourself); ように = so that I can... / so that I don't... Next lesson: Rin goes to the library to look up the cherry blossoms in Yanaka and compare them with a photo!

Words for this lesson: the ward office and purpose

Grammar 1 / 4: In order to (ために)

Dictionary form / Noun + の + ために = in order to... (what comes before it is something you decide to do yourself). To describe a noun, use ための + noun.

Grammar 2 / 4: So I can / So I don't (ように)

Potential form / ない-form / non-volitional verb + ように = so that I can... / so that I don't...

Grammar 3 / 4: Used for (のに)

Dictionary form + のに + 使つかう/いい/必要ひつよう = used for... / good for... / needed for...

Grammar 4 / 4: Need / No need

Dictionary form + 必要ひつようが あります = you need to...; 必要ひつようは ありません = you don't need to...