so that

Etymology
From, , , , , from , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,.

Conjunction

 * 1) ; in order that, with the result that.
 * 2) ; in such a way that, with the intent that.
 * 1) ; in such a way that, with the intent that.
 * 1) ; in such a way that, with the intent that.

Usage notes

 * “So that” prefaces a subordinate clause to show purpose or to give an explanation. It demonstrates a correlation between an antecedent action and an intended consequent. In a clause 1 “so that” clause2 format, the first clause represents an antecedent proposition and the second clause constitutes a consequence/effect. In a “So that” clause 1 [comma], clause 2 format, the first clause is the intended consequent and the second clause is the antecedent proposition.

Synonyms

 * that
 * that

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic:
 * Egyptian Arabic: علشان, عشان
 * South Levantine Arabic: حتّى, لـ, عشان, منشان
 * Belarusian: каб
 * Bengali: যাতে
 * Bikol Central:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: por ke, tiel ke
 * Finnish: ; niin, että
 * French:, ,  ,
 * Middle French: affin que
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: כדי,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic: þannig að
 * Indonesian: ,
 * Ingrian: jot, jos, eik
 * Irish: i riocht is go, ar nós go, sa chaoi go, ionas go
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Khmer:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: tāpēc, tāpēc ka
 * Malay:
 * Jawi: اݢر, سوڤايا
 * Rumi:, supaya
 * Ngazidja Comorian: ili (+ subjunctive)
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Portuguese: para que, de modo que, em tal guisa que
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: air chor 's gu
 * Slovak: aby
 * Spanish:, de modo que , de manera que
 * Swedish: så att,
 * Tok Pisin: olsem na
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:, що́би,
 * Volapük:
 * West Frisian: sadat, sa't
 * Yiddish: בכדי


 * Finnish: siten, että ;
 * Ingrian: jot, jos, eik
 * Swedish: så att, ,