# Connectors: in order to

## のに

Means "to do", "in order to".
See [[Connectors#のに#In order to]].

## ために

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	<p><span class="box">V</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">い-Adj</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">な-Adj + な</span></p>
	<p><span class="box">N + の</span></p>
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	<p class="right">+ ため(に)</p>
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Means "in order to". Mostly used in writing.

> [!info] Examples
> {面接|めんせつ}の==ために==ヒゲを{剃|そ}らなきゃ。
> I have to shave for the interview.

Can also mean "as a result of". Verbs are generally used in past tense.

> [!info] Examples
> {雨|あめ}の==ために==、{動物|どうぶつ}が{見|み}えません。
> Due to the rain, I cannot see any animals.

## には

Means "in order to", "for", "to". Implies a implicit second part (in order to A... but not B).
Used with verbs and nouns.

> [!info] Examples
> {日本|にほん}を{住|す}んでいる==には==、ビザがひつようです。
> A visa is required to live in Japan.

Can also mean "as for", "regarding".

> [!info] Examples
> 私==には==行けない。
> As for me, I won't go.

## ように

Means "in order to". Implies that an effort is made or a goal to obtain.
Used with verbs.

> [!info] Examples
> １００メートルを{泳|およ}げる==ように==、毎週練習しなきゃ。
> In order to swim 100m, I have to train every week.

## Summing up

* ==のに== and ==ために== have the same meaning, but ために is usually more written than のに.
* ==には== implies an implicit second part.
* ==ように== implies an effort or an objective.

## てはいけないから・とはいけないから

Means "in order not to". Used to avoid a negative situation.
Used with both a verb in て-form, and a verb in dictionary (る) with いけないから.

> [!info] Examples
> {遅|おく}れる==とはいけないから==、ちょっと{急|いそ}いでください。
> In order not to be late, please hurry up a bit.