In order to...

[JoP]

How do you say "In order to..." or "so that..."

as in the sentence

I am writing this in order to improve my Gaelic / I am writing this so that I improve my Gaelic

[GunChleoc]

Watson has the following example:

in order to clean the house - gus an taigh a ghlanadh

[neoni]

yeah, gus

tha mi a' sgrìobhadh seo gus mo chùid gàidhlig a leasachadh

[An Gobaire]

a chum could be used in a more formal context.

Tha mi a' sgrìobhadh a chum mo chuid Ghàidhlig a leasachadh.

Tha mi a' sgrìobhadh a chum piseach a chur air mo chuid Ghàidhlig.

[chris-1961]

How do you say "In order to..." or "so that..."

as in the sentence

I am writing this in order to improve my Gaelic / I am writing this so that I improve my Gaelic

Halò JoP. Ciamar a tha thu an-diugh? 'S mise Crìsdean agus tha mi a' fuireach ann an Penicuik, Alba.

Hello JoP. How are you today? My name is Chris and I live in Penicuik which is just south of Edinburgh, Scotland.

By the way, where in Nothumerland do you live because I used to live in Blyth just up from Seaton Sluice on the Northumberland coast.

Mar sin leat an-dràsta.

[JoP]

Rugadh mi ann an Whitley Bay. A-nise tha mi a’ fuireach faisg air Alnwick

I was born in Whitley Bay (have I used the passive correctly their or is it better to use a construction like bha me air a bhreith ann....). Now I live near Alnwick

[Stìophan]

Tha "Rugadh mi ann an ...." ceart a JoP

Rugadh mi fhìn ann an Inbhir Nis, ach thogadh mi ann an Inbhir Pheofharain is tha mi a' fuireach ann an Dùn Èideann a-nis.

I was born in Inverness myself, but brought up in Dingwall and I now live in Edinburgh.

[neoni]

rugadh is good there, but rugadh and thogadh are the only two verbs that are really used in that way. i really like the construction, but i think it sounds quite archaic.
i've read things like "chuireadh na leanas thugainn" in some old gaelic documents.

[JoP]

If I've got this right then the ending -adh to form the past passive is only really used now with rugadh (I was born) and thogadh (I was brought up). Can I use the expression "Bha mi air a bhreith" and if so which is the more natural

[neoni]

it would be "bha mi air mo bhreith" but i've never heard that used. rugadh is definitely more natural for me. some people say "chaidh mo thogail ann an..." though.