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Grammar detail: 〜ために

〜ために - in order to
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noun
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のため
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ため
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に
means 'in order to' (do something), or 'because of' or 'as a result of' something.
For example, in this usage, the meaning is 'as a result of':
寒さのために死んだ。 He died as a result of the cold.
In this usage, the meaning is 'in order to':
生きるために食べました。 He ate in order to live.
The に is used to emphasize that the reason being given is the point of the sentence. If the に is omitted, the focus is on the result being described.
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See also:
  • 〜がため - in order to
  • 〜ように - in order to~, so that~, to~
More information / references:
  • https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/56192/when-is-the-particle-に-redundant-in-the-phrase-ために ⇗

Kanji used in this grammar

寒
カン   さむい cold   
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死
シ   death   しぬ die   
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生
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   うむ to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   おう to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
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食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
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