Expressing purpose (tâ / barâ-ye inke)

To express purpose—saying "in order to" or "so that"—Farsi uses the conjunctions برای اینکه and تا.

Because a purpose is a goal or intention, the verb expressing that goal takes the present subjunctive.

Using برای اینکه

The phrase برای اینکه translates to "in order to" or "so that".

Notice how the main action uses the present indicative, but the verb following برای اینکه switches to the subjunctive mood.

Using تا

A shorter, very common alternative is تا. While تا can also mean "until," when paired with the present subjunctive it means "so that" or "in order to".

Whether the subject stays the same or someone else is involved, the structure is identical: main action + conjunction + subjunctive goal.

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