Look at these sentences expressing a purpose:
When something happens so that / in order that someone else does something in French, we use the expression pour que followed by a verb in the Subjunctive mood.
Note that you can also use the rarer and more elegant afin que + Subjonctif :
See also how to conjugate in Le Subjonctif :
Conjugate regular verbs in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
Conjugate être in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
Conjugate faire in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
Conjugate pouvoir in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
Conjugate prendre and derivatives in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
Conjugate savoir in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
Conjugate avoir in Le Subjonctif Présent (subjunctive mood)
NOTE: The subjunctive in English has fallen out of use, so literal translations may seem archaic: Je lui explique pour qu'il comprenne. literally: I'm explaining to him so that he may understand. In modern English: I'm explaining to him so he can understand.
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