Fòram na Gàidhlig

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

Watson has the following example:

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

yeah, gus

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

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.

JoP wrote: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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.