Purpose with 为了, 为 and 为了…而…
Say why you do something, “in order to” or “for the sake of”, with 为了, 为 and 为了…而…, and tell it apart from 因为.
Patrón
为了 + goal，subject + action; subject + action + 是为了 + goal; 为(了) + goal + 而 + verb
为了 looks forward to a goal you want; 因为 looks back at a reason that is already true.
我学汉语是为了去中国工作。
When to use Purpose with 为了, 为 and 为了…而…
为了 + goal means “in order to, so as to”: it names what you want to achieve, and the action you take comes after it. The 为了 part usually opens the sentence (为了…，我…) or comes right after the subject. To put the goal at the end, use 是为了: 我学汉语是为了去中国工作.
为了考上好大学，她每天学习到很晚。
To get into a good university, she studies late every day.
为了不迟到，我六点就起床了。
So as not to be late, I got up at six.
他为了见朋友，坐了三个小时的车。
He spent three hours on the road to see a friend.
别为这点小事生气。
Don’t get angry over such a small thing. (marks the cause)
Errores frecuentes
- Use 因为 for a cause: 因为下雨，我没去, not 为了下雨，我没去. 为了 is only for a goal.
- Don’t tack a bare 为了 phrase onto the end: say 为了学好汉语，他天天练习 or 他天天练习是为了学好汉语, not 他天天练习为了学好汉语.
- In 为了…而…, 而 goes right before the verb: 为了梦想而努力, not 而为了梦想努力.
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