Verb ない-stem + んがため(に)

[In order to (archaic/literary)]

Connection: Verb ない-stem + んがため(に); する → せんがため

Usage: An archaic, highly literary expression meaning "in order to." Even more formal than べく. Found in literary works, proverbs, and very formal speeches. The ん is a classical volitional form (む), and がため means "for the sake of."

Variations:

• んがために (adverbial: in order to)
• んがための + Noun (modifying: for the purpose of)

Examples:

勝利を得んがため、選手たちは厳しい練習に耐えた。(In order to achieve victory, the athletes endured harsh training.)

生きんがために必死で働いた。(I worked desperately in order to survive.)

夢を実現せんがための努力を惜しまなかった。(He spared no effort for the sake of realizing his dream.)