Hi, please help me by correcting my entry, thanks a lot!)
1. I explain it for you to understand.
2. I just want to remind for you not to forget it.
3. I just want to remind lest you forget it.
4. I did it for you to fell comfortable.
5. I didnt give money for you to spend on this.
6. I gave money lest you spend on this.
7. I dont remember where she lives, I,m gonna get lost there.
8. Did she get mugged on the subway?
9. She didnt get muggded on the subway.
10. If she knows she will get stressed out.
11. Did she get stressed out?
12 He told her that lest she get stressed out.
13. He told her that so that she doesnt get stressed out.
14. Have a coffe lest you sleep.
15. Have a coffe so that you dont sleep.
16. He bought this book lest you forget your mother language.
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Hi, please help me by correcting my entry, thanks a lot!)
1. I'll explain it for so you to can understand.2. I just want to remind for you not to forget it.
3. I just want to remind you, lest you forget it. (This is quite old fashioned!)
4. I did it for you to feel to make you comfortable.
5. I didnt give you money for you to spend it on this.
6. I gave money lest you spend on this. (See below)
7. I don't remember where she lives, I'm gonna get lost (on the way) there.
8. Did she get mugged on the subway? Perfect :)
9. She didn't get muggded on the subway.
10. If she knows, she will get stressed out. Perfect, maybe use a comment after knows :)
11. Did she get stressed out? Perfect :)
12 He told her that lest she get stressed out. (Makes sense, but see note below)
13. He told her that so that she doesn't get stressed out.
14. Have a coffee lest you fall asleep. (Again, makes sense but see note below)
15. Have a coffee so that you don't fall asleep.
16. He bought this book lest you forget your mother language tongue. (What you wrote is understandable, but the phrase used in English is Mother Tongue)
When you use 'Lest' it is a very old fashioned way of saying 'to avoid the risk of' or 'in order not to'. So while you are right in most of your applications, it would be very unnatural to hear those phrases in modern spoken English. You might see it in fantasy/historical fiction, and in traditional ceremonies (in the UK the phrase 'Lest We Forget' is used during Remembrance Day and on War Memorials, and gives an air of solemnity to them).
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