～ように (goal)
Act so that a desired situation becomes possible
You'll be able to express goals involving ability, change, or outcomes you cannot control directly.
芽衣に聞こえるように、蓮は大きな声で話します。
mei ni kikoeru you ni, ren wa ookina koe de hanashimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Ren speaks loudly so that Mei can hear.
Aim for a desired state
Goal ～ように names a state you want to achieve or an unwanted event you want to prevent. The main action is an effort to make that outcome possible.
忘れないように、メモをします。
wasurenai you ni, memo o shimasu.
I make a note so that I will not forget.
Form and use ～ように (goal)
Potential and negative clauses are common: 読めるように, 忘れないように. The goal can have a different subject from the effort. This is not similarity ように meaning “like.”
忘れないように、メモをします。
wasurenai you ni, memo o shimasu.
I make a note so that I will not forget.
漢字が読めるように、練習します。
kanji ga yomeru you ni, renshuu shimasu.
I practice so that I can read kanji.
薬を飲み忘れないように、テーブルの上に置いておきます。
kusuri o nomiwasurenai you ni, teeburu no ue ni oite okimasu.
I keep my medicine on the table so that I don't forget to take it.
後ろの人にも聞こえるように、大きい声で話してください。
ushiro no hito ni mo kikoeru you ni, ookii koe de hanashite kudasai.
Please speak loudly so that the people at the back can hear too.
風邪をひかないように、暖かい服を着てください。
kaze o hikanai you ni, atatakai fuku o kite kudasai.
Wear warm clothes so that you don't catch a cold.
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