〜ように: This means 'so that' or 'in order to'. You use it for a goal you want to happen. But you cannot directly control it.

Dictionary

〜ように

This means 'so that' or 'in order to'. You use it for a goal you want to happen. But you cannot directly control it.

N4 KMT3NeutralStandardCompound ParticleMixedAdvanced Purpose And GoalsGrammar

Verb [dictionary form] + ようにPrimary

Verb [potential form] + ように

Verb [ない-form] + ように

This means 'so that' or 'in order to'. You use it for a goal you want to happen. But you cannot directly control it.

日本語が上手になるように、毎日勉強しています。

I am studying every day so that I can become good at Japanese.

PoliteProgressiveAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation Daily Life

大事な会議に遅れないように、早めに家を出ました。

I left home early so that I wouldn't be late for the important meeting.

PolitePastNegativeMid SentenceDeclarativeWork & Career Business & Finance

みんなが読めるように、もっと大きい字で書いた。

I wrote it in bigger letters so that everyone could read it.

CasualPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeDaily Life Education

明日の朝は8時に来るようにしてください。

Please make sure to come at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestWork & Career

今年も家族みんなが健康でありますように。

I hope that my whole family will be healthy again this year.

FormalNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeFamily & Relationships Culture & Traditions Medicine & Health

This grammar is different from "~tame ni". "~tame ni" is for goals you control directly. For example, "I save money to go to Japan." This grammar is for goals you do not control directly. For example, "I study so I can speak Japanese." Speaking Japanese is not a direct action.

Don't use this when you want to say "I will do X." For example, you cannot say "I will study so I can pass the test." You must say "I will study to pass the test."

Use this when you want to say you really hope for something. It is like making a wish. You use it when you pray or want something to happen.

Often confused with(1)

〜ために

You use this to say why you do something. It shows your goal or purpose.

Contrasts with(1)

〜ようと（する）

This grammar shows you are trying to do something. You start to do it. But you might not finish it.

辞書形

This is the basic form of a verb. It is what you find in a dictionary. You use it to make other verb forms.

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

〜れる / 〜られる (potential form)

This grammar shows you can do something. It means 'can' or 'to be able to'.

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Dictionary

〜ように

This means 'so that' or 'in order to'. You use it for a goal you want to happen. But you cannot directly control it.

N4 KMT3NeutralStandardCompound ParticleMixedAdvanced Purpose And GoalsGrammar

Verb [dictionary form] + ようにPrimary

Verb [potential form] + ように

Verb [ない-form] + ように

This means 'so that' or 'in order to'. You use it for a goal you want to happen. But you cannot directly control it.

日本語が上手になるように、毎日勉強しています。

I am studying every day so that I can become good at Japanese.

PoliteProgressiveAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeEducation Daily Life

大事な会議に遅れないように、早めに家を出ました。

I left home early so that I wouldn't be late for the important meeting.

PolitePastNegativeMid SentenceDeclarativeWork & Career Business & Finance

みんなが読めるように、もっと大きい字で書いた。

I wrote it in bigger letters so that everyone could read it.

CasualPastAffirmativeMid SentenceDeclarativeDaily Life Education

明日の朝は8時に来るようにしてください。

Please make sure to come at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

PoliteNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingRequestWork & Career

今年も家族みんなが健康でありますように。

I hope that my whole family will be healthy again this year.

FormalNon PastAffirmativeSentence EndingDeclarativeFamily & Relationships Culture & Traditions Medicine & Health

Don't use this when you want to say "I will do X." For example, you cannot say "I will study so I can pass the test." You must say "I will study to pass the test."

Use this when you want to say you really hope for something. It is like making a wish. You use it when you pray or want something to happen.

Often confused with(1)

〜ために

You use this to say why you do something. It shows your goal or purpose.

Contrasts with(1)

〜ようと（する）

This grammar shows you are trying to do something. You start to do it. But you might not finish it.

辞書形

This is the basic form of a verb. It is what you find in a dictionary. You use it to make other verb forms.

ない形

This is how you make a verb negative. It means "do not" or "will not." It is the casual way to say 〜ません.

〜れる / 〜られる (potential form)

This grammar shows you can do something. It means 'can' or 'to be able to'.

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〜ように

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〜ように

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