Growing delicate plants requires careful control of their environment. To express why you take certain actions, use the subordinating conjunction svo að (so that).
Because a purpose clause describes an intended outcome rather than a guaranteed fact, the verb following svo að must be in the subjunctive mood (viðtengingarháttur).
| We close the window in the greenhouse so that the temperature does not become too low. | Við lokum glugganum í gróðurhúsinu svo að hitastigið verði ekki of lágt. |
| I build the greenhouse so that I can protect the delicate plants. | Ég byggi gróðurhúsið svo að ég geti verndað viðkvæmu plönturnar. |
Notice how the verbs in the svo að clauses take their present subjunctive forms (like verði from verða, and geti from geta).
Tending to Delicate Plants
When caring for delicate plants, you must often manage elements like humidity or provide nutrition. The sentence structure remains the same: state your main action, insert svo að, and follow it with your goal using a subjunctive verb (like deyi from deyja, fái from fá, or blómstri from blómstra).
| You need to control the humidity well so that the delicate plants do not die. | Þú þarft að stýra rakanum vel svo að viðkvæmu plönturnar deyi ekki. |
| The plants need water so that the roots get nutrition. | Plönturnar þurfa vatn svo að ræturnar fái næringu. |
| We grow these flowers in the greenhouse so that they bloom early. | Við ræktum þessi blóm í gróðurhúsinu svo að þau blómstri snemma. |
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