um seine

in order to … his

→ um
phrase Uncommon #9,788
in order to … his Begins a purpose clause; the infinitive with zu comes later. Seine is used before feminine or plural nouns here.
GE: Er ging früh los, um seine Freunde zu treffen.
EN: He set off early in order to meet his friends.

Tom musste sich Geld von Maria leihen, um seine Miete zu bezahlen.

Tom had to borrow money from Maria to pay his rent.

Also, um seine Schmerzen zu lindern, musst du ihn zu einem Spiel mitnehmen.

So, to relieve his pain, you have to take him to a game.

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Er verwendet ein Parfum, um seine Opfer zu verführen.

He uses a perfume to seduce his victims.

— Dracula - Die Auferstehung (2025)

Er schickt ihn los, um seine Zigarren zu holen und ist dann allein.

He sends him to get his cigars and is then alone.

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Offenbar kam der Schäfer nach Delhi, um seine Jagd zu beginnen.

Apparently, the shepherd came to Delhi to begin his hunt.

— RRR (2022)

Er hat genug Elixier, um seine Angelegenheiten regeln zu können.

He has enough elixir to sort out his affairs.

— Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen (2001)

Der Dichter benutzt den Bleistift als Pinsel, um seine Bilder zu machen.

The poet uses the pencil as a brush to make his pictures.

Vielleicht, um seine Tränen zu verbergen.

Perhaps to hide his tears.

— PK - Andere Sterne, andere Sitten (2014)