PurpV2: Purpose constructions are marked by a nonfinite verb form.

PurpWV2: Purpose constructions are marked by an independent word (conjunction).

(1) biľet lūt-ti-ja miša wɔ̄š-a man-s.

ticket buy-inf-lat Misha town-lat go-pst.3sg

‘Misha went to the town in order to buy tickets.’ (S. O.)

(2) biľet lūt-ti-ja ūrŋa miša wɔ̄š-a man-s.

ticket buy-inf-lat due_to Misha town-lat go-pst.3sg

‘Misha went to the town in order to buy tickets.’ (S. O.)

(3) jāj-l pila ūjtan-ti-ja ūrŋa miša wɔ̄š-a man-s.

brother-3sg -with meet-inf-lat due_to Misha town-lat go-pst.3sg

‘Misha went to the town to meet his brother.’ (S. O.)

(4) ?miša, jāj-l-n luwel-a matti ot ma-ti-ja ūrŋa, wɔ̄š-a man-s.

Misha brother-3sg-loc (s)he-lat something thing give-inf-lat due_to town-lat go-pst.3sg

?‘Misha went to the town in order for his brother to give him something there.’

In Synja Khanty, purpose relations are expressed by infinitival constructions. The lative case marked form of the infinitive (1)–(4) is used primarily to express purpose relations. It is often accompanied with the ūrŋa (sometimes ūrǝŋen) ‘due to’ word, which appears at the end of the clause specifying the purpose event (2)–(3) (S. O., F. L.). The topic requires further research.