Purpose Link
For what purpose?
Significato
A relation that shows goal, intention, desired result, or reason for doing something.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask what the action is meant to achieve.
Esempi
to|in order to|so that|for
to learn English|for work|so that he can rest
I opened the window to get fresh air.
Visual guide
purpose frame [action] -> intended goal opened window -> get fresh air marker: to / in order to ask: For what purpose?
same goal, different shapes: to learn English verb-goal in order to learn explicit so that he can rest clause for work noun-goal
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Purpose often uses per + infinitive or perché + subjunctive.
Apro la finestra per prendere aria.
I open the window to get fresh air.
Nella tua lingua di studio
In inglese lo scopo si esprime spesso con to + verbo, in order to, so that e for + nome o forma in -ing.
I came here to learn.
to learn = scopo: sono venuto qui per imparare.
Chi studia può confondere to do usato per lo scopo con for doing, oppure usare for troppo spesso davanti a un verbo.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.