〜んがため

N1

in order to ~ (literary)

Structure

Verb nai-stem + んがため

Explanation

「〜んがため」 means "in order to ~ (literary)". Structure: Verb nai-stem + んがため. This is a JLPT N1 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.

Example sentences

saiketsu o seikou sasen ga tame, zenryoku o tsukushita.

We gave our all in order to make the vote succeed.

baishuu o seikou sasen ga tame, zenryoku o tsukushita.

We gave our all in order to make the acquisition succeed.

shigan o seikou sasen ga tame, zenryoku o tsukushita.

We gave our all in order to make the volunteering succeed.

tensai o seikou sasen ga tame, zenryoku o tsukushita.

We gave our all in order to make the reprinting succeed.

tainou o seikou sasen ga tame, zenryoku o tsukushita.

We gave our all in order to make the payment arrears succeed.

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