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LESSON 78Using “baš” — In Order To
Lesson objective
In this lesson, you will learn how to explain the purpose of an action.
The word baš means in order to. The verb after baš uses the present-tense form without ka-.
Examples
Laṭifa mšat l l-bosṭa baš t-ṣift bra. — Latifa went to the post office in order to send a letter.
mšit l Marrakech baš n-šuf ṣaнbi. — I went to Marrakech in order to see my friend.
Exercise: build complete sentences
Use the correct verb forms and pronouns to build sentences from these elements:
- Amina / mša / l l-bosṭa / baš / šra / karṭ d t-tilifun
- huwa / bġa / mša / l mirikan / baš / qra
- нna / ja / l l-mġrib / baš / 3awn / nas dyalu / u / t3rrf / 3lihum / u / huma 3rf нna / mzyan
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