막고자

In a sentence

• 문제가 생기는 것을 막고자 노력해야 합니다.

  You must strive to prevent problems from arising.

  Here, '막고자' is used to indicate the purpose of the effort, meaning 'in order to prevent' or 'to prevent.'

• 환경오염을 막고자 많은 정책이 실행되고 있다.

  Many policies are being implemented to prevent environmental pollution.

  In this sentence, '막고자' functions similarly to show the purpose, indicated as 'to prevent.'

• 사고를 막고자 경고를 미리 전달했습니다.

  A warning was issued beforehand to avoid accidents.

  Again, '막고자' specifies the intention of the action, meaning 'to avoid' or 'to prevent accidents.'