GRAMMAR DETAIL

ように

so that; in order that

Follows a potential expression, nonintentional verb, or negative form to indicate the state or result targeted by the following action.

Examples

後ろの人にも聞こえるように大きな声で話した。

I spoke loudly so that the people in the back could hear me too.

忘れないように、鍵をかばんに入れた。

I put the key in my bag so that I would not forget it.

電車に遅れないように早く家を出た。

I left home early so that I would not miss the train.

Structure: Add ように to an expression of ability, a nonintentional verb, a negative form, or a similar expression to state a target condition or result.
Basic usage: In 後ろの人にも聞こえるように大きな声で話した。, the speaker aims to make the speech audible to the people in the back.

Roles in the target state and the action
- In 聞こえるように話す, the goal is for the sound or speech to be audible, and the following action is the speaker speaking. In the source sentence, 後ろの人にも marks the experiencers with に, while the omitted sound or speech is the grammatical subject of 聞こえる.
Positive and negative goals
- 忘れないように makes not forgetting the goal. Changing it to 忘れるように instead makes forgetting the goal, so the negative form matters.