s cieľom + Infinitive

Purpose Phrase: S Cieľom

Level 6

S cieľom + infinitive means in order to, with the aim of: Mesto zaviedlo nové pravidlá s cieľom znížiť hluk (The city introduced new rules to reduce noise). It is the standard formal replacement for za účelom.

How It Works

Form. S cieľom (with the aim) is followed directly by an infinitive: s cieľom znížiť, s cieľom pomôcť, s cieľom dohodnúť sa. The doer of the infinitive is the same as the subject of the sentence.

Compared with aby. Aby is the neutral purpose conjunction and can have its own subject: Prišli, aby nám pomohli. S cieľom + infinitive is more formal and works only when the subject stays the same: Prišli s cieľom pomôcť nám.

Za účelom is non-standard. The Krátky slovník slovenského jazyka and language advice columns rate za účelom as non-standard office language. Replace it with s cieľom + infinitive, or with na účely + genitive (for the purposes of): na účely dane. You will still see za účelom in real documents, but careful writing avoids it.

Style. The phrase fits the nominal style of official texts, along with na základe and v rámci.

Examples (5)

  1. Stretli sa s cieľom dohodnúť sa na spoločnom postupe.

    They met in order to agree on a common approach.

    Word by Word: They-met themselves with aim to-agree themselves on common approach.

  2. Mesto zaviedlo nové pravidlá s cieľom znížiť hluk v centre.

    The city introduced new rules in order to reduce noise in the centre.

    Word by Word: City introduced new rules with aim to-reduce noise in centre.

  3. Firma investovala do výskumu s cieľom zlepšiť kvalitu výrobkov.

    The company invested in research to improve the quality of its products.

    Word by Word: Firm invested into research with aim to-improve quality of-products.

  4. Projekt vznikol s cieľom pomôcť rodinám s deťmi.

    The project was set up to help families with children.

    Word by Word: Project arose with aim to-help families with children.

  5. Zbierku zorganizovali s cieľom podporiť miestnu nemocnicu.

    They organized the fundraiser to support the local hospital.

    Word by Word: Collection they-organized with aim to-support local hospital.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the non-standard za účelom.

    Stretli sa za účelom dohody.
    Stretli sa s cieľom dohodnúť sa.

    Slovak language guides rate za účelom as non-standard. Use s cieľom + infinitive, or aby.

  • Putting a noun in the nominative after s cieľom.

    Firma investovala s cieľom zlepšenie kvality.
    Firma investovala s cieľom zlepšiť kvalitu.

    S cieľom is followed by an infinitive (zlepšiť kvalitu). A bare nominative noun cannot follow it.

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s cieľom + InfinitiveLevel 6Purpose Phrase: S Cieľom

Learn This First

Before Purpose Phrase: s cieľom, learn So That: aby and Nominal Style. s cieľom has the purpose meaning of aby. It belongs to the nominal style.

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