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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

or

dictionary form

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ため

+ (optionally)

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':

きゅうこう

でした。
There was no school due to the typhoon.

In this usage, the meaning is 'in order to':

きるために

べました。
He ate in order to live.

にうかるために

を

べんきょう

しています。
I study kanji every day, so I can pass the exam.

その

は

べんきょう

するためにパリへ

った。
The painter went to Paris with the object of studying painting.

を

むために、

なくともＢＫレベルの

を

べんきょう

しなければならない。
You will need to study at least BK level kanji in order to be able to read a newspaper.

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.

しいため、その

しょうねん

は

きょういく

が

けられなかった。
Poverty deprived the boy of education.

のためその

は

になった。
The game was called off on account of the rain.

タクシーを

は

を

げた。
I held up my hand to stop a taxi.

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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

台

ダイタイ pedestal

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風

フフウかぜ wind かざ-

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休

キュウやすむ to rest やすまる to be rested やすめる to suspend (use etc.)

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校

コウ exam

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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

食

ショクジキ food たべる to eat くう to eat

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試

シためす to test こころみる to attempt

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験

ケンゲン verification

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漢

カン Chinese

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字

ジ character あざ village section

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毎

マイ every, each

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

勉

ベン exertion

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強

キョウゴウつよい strong つよまる to get stronger つよめる to strengthen しいる to compel, to force

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画

ガカク draw

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家

カケ house いえや

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行

コウギョウアンゆくいく to go おこなう to take place

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新

シンあたらしいあらたにい- new

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聞

ブンモンきく to listen, to hear きこえる to be heard

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読

ドクトクトウよむ to read

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少

ショウすこし a little すくない few

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貧

ヒンビンまずしい poor

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年

ネンとし year

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教

キョウおしえる to teach おそわる to be taught

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育

イクそだつ to grow up そだてるはぐくむ to raise, to rear

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受

ジュうける to receive, to accept うかる to pass (an exam)　

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雨

ウあめあま- rain

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合

ゴウガッカッあう to fit, come together あわす to match あわせる to unite, join

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中

チュウジュウなか middle

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止

シとめる to stop とまる to stop

私

シわたくしわたし I, myself

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手

シュ hand てた-

上

ジョウショウうえ above うわ- above あげる to raise あがる to rise かみ first half, upper part のぼる to climb のぼせる to bring up, to raise のぼす to bring up

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