pour que

See also: pourque

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puʁ kə/
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Conjunction

pour que

  1. so that, in order that [with subjunctive clause]
    • 2018, Zaz, Saint-Valentin:
      Il faut aimer sans arrêt pour que le monde continue de tourner.
      It is necessary to love without stopping so that the world continues to turn.
Usage notes
  • The negated form of pour que is irregularly pour ne pas que instead of the expected "pour que ... ne ... pas", likely under the influence of the infinitive equivalent "pour ne pas ...".
  • This irregularity only applies to pas, and not to other negators such as rien, personne etc.
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