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To describe someone going to extreme lengths to achieve a goal, use *pur di* ("just to," "in order to," or "at any cost").

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Pair *pur di* directly with an infinitive. This implies the subject is willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.

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### Emphasizing the Goal

A *pur di* clause can also sit at the beginning of a sentence, which emphasizes the extreme ambition driving the subject's actions.

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### Reflexive Verbs with "Pur di"

When the verb following *pur di* is reflexive, drop the final *-e* of the infinitive and attach the reflexive pronoun. The pronoun must match the subject of the sentence.

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You can also link multiple infinitives after a single *pur di*.

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Extreme purpose (pur di)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Question	Answer
just to / in order to (at any cost)	pur di
fame	la fama
They are ready for anything just to achieve fame.	Loro sono pronti a tutto pur di raggiungere la fama.
ambition	l'ambizione
rival	il rivale
His ambition drives him to lie just to destroy his rival.	La sua ambizione lo spinge a mentire pur di distruggere il rivale.
to bypass / to step over	scavalcare
Just to bypass the rivals, that politician deceived everyone.	Pur di scavalcare i rivali, quel politico ha ingannato tutti.
to get rich	arricchirsi
Just to get rich, they went abroad without saying goodbye.	Pur di arricchirsi, sono andati all'estero senza salutare.
apex / pinnacle	l'apice
Just to reach the apex, he wants to bypass everyone.	Pur di arrivare all'apice, vuole scavalcare tutti.
to excel / to stand out (by being first)	primeggiare
Just to excel, they are about to cheat.	Pur di primeggiare, stanno per barare.
glory	la gloria
obsession	l'ossessione
Glory has become an obsession for him.	La gloria è diventata un'ossessione per lui.
Just to obtain fame and glory, they hurt her without realizing it.	Pur di ottenere la fama e la gloria, l'hanno ferita senza accorgersene.
The ambition to bypass every colleague has become an obsession.	L'ambizione di scavalcare ogni collega è diventata un'ossessione.
You became cruel just to get rich.	Voi siete diventati crudeli pur di arricchirvi.
He risks everything just to reach the peak and excel.	Lui rischia tutto pur di raggiungere l'apice e primeggiare.