Grammar a Day - Level 1 [ 〜べく (beku) ]

〜べく (beku) - For the purpose of; To ____, In order to

--- Notes ---
'Beku' is the same as '~ngatame' but they differ grammatically.
'Beku' comes after the dictionary form of a verb, whereas
'~ngatame' follows the '~tai' form of a verb. Written.

see http://www.geocities.com/easykanji/jlptgrammar.html

(Goal/End result) + beku + (Current Action)

--- Examples ---
エンジニアになる
べく一生懸命勉強した
I studied hard in order to become an engineer.

このお支払いの問題が解決できるよう、ご指摘の件を改善すべく努力いたします。
We will try to correct it in order to straighten out our finances.

彼らは男を逮捕すべく追いかけた。
They chased the man to arrest him.

--- Comments ---
Shall I delete ex# 3915 and ex#3916? Their べく are different from the
entry. (contributor: Miki)

yes, they should go under
in edit example, change the last field 'category' and that will move them
over... (contributor: anon)

how does this differ from ために？ (contributor: infinite_trial)

I've read that they are more or less inerchangable but ために is used
more for something you want to do - personal will (個人の意思)
However べく is used more for some assumed responsibility
(当然の義務). Can anyone help us out and explain this better?
べく is also mainly used in written Japanese. (contributor: blabby)

べく is 連用形 of べし. It could oerate as an imperative or as firm
presumption, indication of probability or expression of a plan.
Imperative = 全員参加すべく
Presumption = 後日登城の御裁可あるべく候(archaic)
Indication = 期待にこたえるべく努力する
Plan = 犯人を逮捕すべく

This expression is basically archaic, but it is still used in conversation
in such set phrases as 成るべくして成った or
勝つべくして勝った.
(contributor: bamboo4)

I came across this in a JLPT 1 problem collection. Note the unusual use of
the ~ます form - 励ますべく appears to be a special case of some
kind.

試合に負けて落ち込んでいる友達をはげますべく、酒を飲みに誘った。
(contributor: Paul)

励ます(はげます) is the dictionary form of
励まします(はげまします)
It is not a special case but sometimes easy to be confused with a
ます形 verb. (contributor: blabby)

D'oh! (contributor: Paul)

'べく'
This sounds very formal, so it fits #3914 only.

#3310
I would say 'エンジニアになれるように・・・。'

#3917
I would say '彼らは男を逮捕しようと追いかけた。'
(contributor: Nick)

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