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How would you say "I went to the beach to get better at swimming"? I feel like it's something like 「水泳が上手になるために海に行った。」but I'm not sure.
How would you say "I went to the beach to get better at swimming"? I feel like it's something like 「水泳が上手になるために海に行った。」but I'm not sure.
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I think that sounds natural. You could also say 水泳がうまくなるために海に行った。 ;)
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Thanks, how would you word it if you were talking about getting better at a verb (writing)? 「書くのがうまくなるために...」?
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