عربي
In English we often use an infinitive with to to talk about a person’s purpose.
We can also use 'in order to' or 'so as to'.
'So as to' and 'in order to' are more common before verbs like be, have, know etc.
Before a negative infinitive, we normally use 'so as' or 'in order'.
Notes for use of infinitive of purpose :
We say I came here to study English NOT I came here for studying English OR I came here for to study English.
We can use for + noun to say why we do something.
| Infinitive of purpose example sentences | |
|---|---|
| What? Excuse me! Are you just calling to tell me this now? | ماذا؟ عذراً! هل انت تتصلين بى لتخبرينى بذلك الان؟ |
| Excuse me!? I just played with the kids to keep them entertained. | .اعذريني؟! كنت فقط ألعب مع الأطفال لأسليهم |
| I think you are doing this on purpose to annoy me. | .أعتقد أنكِ تفعلين هذا بقصد لمضايقتي |
| It helped me a lot to save some time. | .لقد ساعدنى ذلك للغاية فى توفير بعض الوقت |
| It requires two people to do it... | ...إنه يتطلب شخصين لفتحه |
| Don't you have a cleaner to help keep the house clean? | أليس لديكم منظفة لمساعدتكم فى الحفاظ على نظافة المنزل؟ |
| Yeah, they reduce the price to get rid of them. | .أجل، يخفضون الأسعار للتخلص منهم |
| I knew you were waiting to ask that question! | !كنت أعلم أنك كنتِ تنتظرين أن أسأل هذا السؤال |
| I just came to take Mike with me. | .أنا فقط جئت لأخذ مايك معى |
| I took a half day off work to bring Pogo to the vet. | .لقد أخذت نصف اليوم أجازة لإحضار بوجو الى البيطرية |
| To avoid making my payment! | !لتجنب دفع الأموال لى |
| I will try to talk to her to solve the problem! | !سأحاول الحديث معها لحل المشكلة |
| I think she went upstairs to get some sleep. | .أعتقد انها ذهبت للأعلى لتأخذ قسطاً من النوم |
| We can find you a better house to live in. | .يمكننا إيجاد منزل أفضل لتعيشي به |
| Can you check the price tag to see if they are sold by the kilo or individually? | هل يمكنك تفقد إشارة السعر لترى اذا ماكان الثوم يباع بالكيلو او بشكل فردى؟ |
| You can bring Pogo one day to see if they get on well. | .يمكنكِ إحضار بوجو يوماً ما لرؤية اذا ماكانوا سيعتادوا على بعضهما البعض |
| Because I need the chicken stock to cook the rice in. | .لأننى أريد مرق الدجاج لأطهو الأرز فيه |
| I wonder how many times you brought her here to watch the sunset. | .اتسائل كم مرة أحضرتها الى هنا لتريها غروب الشمس |
| Alright, I need one of you to help me open the door. | .حسنًا، أحتاج واحد منكم لمساعدتي في فتح الباب |
| No, it's only for people to have fun at an amusement park. | .لا هو فقط للناس ليتمتعوا فى المنتزه |
