Purpose Clauses (Kí/Láti)

Gbólóhùn Ète (Kí/Láti)

About this concept

Purpose expressed with kí (so that/in order that) or láti (in order to): mo wá láti kọ́ (I came in order to learn), ṣe é kí ó lè dára (do it so that it may be good).

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level B1.

Examples

Mo wá láti kọ́ èdè Yorùbá.I came in order to learn Yoruba.

Ó ṣiṣẹ́ kí ó lè jẹun.He/She works so that he/she can eat.

A ṣe é láti ran wọ́n lọ́wọ́.We did it in order to help them.

Ṣe dáadáa kí o lè borí.Do well so that you may succeed.

Prerequisite

Basic Serial Verb ConstructionsA2

More B1 concepts

Advanced Serial Verb ConstructionsÌsopọ̀ Ọ̀rọ̀-Ìṣe Àgbéga Comparatives and SuperlativesÌfiwéra àti Àkúdá Imperative and RequestsÀṣẹ àti Ìbéèrè Relative Clauses (Tí)Gbólóhùn Ọ̀rọ̀ Àpèjúwe (Tí)Conditional Sentences (Bí/Tí)Gbólóhùn Ìpinnu (Bí/Tí)

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