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Clauses with aby

Učím se, abych rozuměl. Chci, abys přišel.

In short

Aby means "so that" or "in order to", and it's also how you say you want someone else to do something. It changes with the person, just like the conditional: abych, abys, aby, abychom, abyste, followed by the -l form.

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Full explanation

jáabychmyabychom
tyabysvyabyste
on/onaabyoniaby

After aby comes the -l form, just like in the past tense: abych přišel, abys věděla, abychom jeli.

When do you need it?

Don't mix it up with kdyby (if): Kdybych měl čas… (If I had time…) vs Abych měl čas… (So that I have time…).

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