Purpose-means

Definition

The purpose is stated explicitly, but it is not stated as fulfilled. Answers the question: What was done in order to achieve the purpose?

The purpose may or may not be fulfilled, unlike Means-result where the result does come about:

In order to pass the exam, he studied hard. (He may not pass the exam)

English examples

• In order to have a clean floor, she swept it.
• John went to the store to buy a book.
• He hung it up to dry.
• In order to get there on time, they took a taxi

Kovol examples

• Ig wog hebegene nom salamb hum endetengg tobomungg.
  "In order to follow their words, we came"
• eng tandeng tugub endetengg ege aminim.
  In order to do the short version, I will speak like this.

Kovol description

A proposition representing the purpose is given first, followed by the word "endetengg" and then the means proposition.

Degree of certainty

Low

The first example is quite a good one. Magistrates have told Ulumo what to do and he says they left and came back home. The purpose is to obey them and fix a hevi.

Both Steve and Philip suggested examples with Desiderative clauses in DA, but none of those examples really seem to fit well.

Philip gives the example:

• Inggis simong wondug eb, simong hologat hamindyam.
  "Inggis wanted to hit the vine, and they were seeing the wild vines."

Steve doesn't think the sentence could be written in English with an "in order to". He suggests this might be Stimulus-response of the form occasion-response.