Learn Dutch
A2 · Word order

om … te: saying why

The purpose clause om … te + infinitive at the end.

  1. I'm going to the station to buy a ticket.
  2. I'm learning Dutch to work in the Netherlands.
  3. She called to say she was ill.
  4. We left early to catch the train.
  5. I wrote down the number to remember it.
  6. He stopped at the station to buy coffee.
  7. We booked a table to eat at seven.
  8. I'm calling to ask whether you're free tomorrow.
  9. She stood up to look out of the window.
  10. I came early to find a good seat.
  11. He works late to finish the project.
  12. I called to ask for the address.