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'''Purpose''' may be expressed not only with a subjunctive verb, but also with either a translative or a dative noun.<br/>
Translative case is used generally with a purpose directly affecting the trigger: | '''Purpose''' may be expressed not only with a subjunctive verb, but also with either a translative or a dative noun.<br/>
Translative case is used generally with a purpose directly affecting the trigger: | ||
: '''''murkadhānan''' kaminairīveyu.'' "I am studying [in order to become] an Inquisitor." | : '''''murkadhānan''' kaminairīveyu.'' "I am studying [in order to become] an Inquisitor." | ||
: ''tąsь lapi '''nadaidanan''' | : ''tąsь lapi '''nadaidanan''' peithegde.'' "(s)he is going out with him/her to get to know him/her." | ||
Dative case is used generally when the purpose is something else, or is the result of a subsequent (unstated) action: | Dative case is used generally when the purpose is something else, or is the result of a subsequent (unstated) action: | ||
: ''maivnaviṣye '''maivauti''' | : ''maivnaviṣye '''maivauti''' khloute.'' "I am searching in the dictionary [in order to find] the words." | ||
: ''lgrån '''mayābyom''' rāmīran.'' "Grapes are harvested for wine." (Wine is not the direct result of harvesting, thus dative is used instead of translative). | : ''lgrån '''mayābyom''' rāmīran.'' "Grapes are harvested for wine." (Wine is not the direct result of harvesting, thus dative is used instead of translative). | ||