Quote Originally Posted by basurero
Лол. Прикольно, что можно пропускать "для того" без того, чтобы изменять значение предложения!
I think it's like "that" or "in order" in english. (please< corrct me ifim wrong)

I went to a store [in order] to buy a book.

I hear [that] you have bought a book.