idant

Archaic Purpose with Idant (Recognition)

Level 6

Kalbėjo tyliai, idant niekas neišgirstų. means They spoke quietly so that no one would hear.

How It Works

Form. Put idant before the purpose clause, with a conditional such as padėtų, would help, or suprastume, we would understand. Separate the clause with a comma.

Whose goal? The main clause gives the action. The idant clause gives what someone hopes that action will achieve. Its subject may be the same or different.

Register. Expect idant in literary, solemn or religious prose. It is a recognition item: neutral kad with the conditional expresses the same basic purpose.

Examples (4)

  1. Kalbėjo tyliai, idant niekas neišgirstų.

    They spoke quietly so that no one would hear.

  2. Užrašiau viską, idant nepamirščiau.

    I wrote everything down so that I would not forget.

  3. Meldėsi, idant Dievas jiems padėtų.

    They prayed that God would help them.

  4. Jis paaiškino taisyklę, idant visi suprastų.

    He explained the rule so that everyone would understand.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the infinitive as the only verb of an explicit-subject purpose clause.

    Jis paaiškino, idant visi suprasti.
    Jis paaiškino, idant visi suprastų.

    Visi is the subject of the purpose clause; use the conditional suprastų.

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Idant introduces an archaic purpose clause with the conditional.