michi ni mayowanai you ni, chizu no gamen o sukuriinshottoshite okimasu.

So that I don't get lost, I'll take a screenshot of the map screen in advance.

Breakdown of michi ni mayowanai you ni, chizu no gamen o sukuriinshottoshite okimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 地図ちず: map
• 〜ない: negative form

Questions & Answers about michi ni mayowanai you ni, chizu no gamen o sukuriinshottoshite okimasu.

What does 迷わないように mean grammatically?

It means so that I won’t get lost or in order not to get lost.

Breakdown:

• 迷わない = the negative form of 迷う (to get lost)
• ように = so that, in order to, with the aim that

So:

• 道に迷わないように = so that I don’t lose my way

This pattern is very common:

• 忘れないようにメモします。
  I’ll write a note so that I don’t forget.
• 遅れないように早く出ます。
  I’ll leave early so that I won’t be late.

Why is the verb negative in 迷わないように instead of positive?

Because the speaker’s goal is to avoid getting lost.

• 迷う = to get lost
• 迷わない = to not get lost

So the sentence is not saying in order to get lost; it is saying in order not to get lost.

This is very natural in Japanese. A negative verb before ように often expresses prevention:

• 風邪をひかないように = so that I won’t catch a cold
• 忘れないように = so that I won’t forget

What is the role of に in 道に迷う?