Russian

Conjunction

да́бы or дабы́ • ‎(dáby or dabý)

1. (dated, poetic) in order to, in order that, so that

   да́бы я э́то знал‎

   dáby ja éto znal

   in order that I might know it

Synonyms

• что́бы ‎(štóby) (common term)