infinitive negative

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blumare

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Hi, I need help with the following sentence:' Slowly, not to wake him up, he opened the door....' I know that this isn't the right way to express it, but I can't find another way to translate the infinitive negative sentence.
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susiedqq

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How about;
In order to not wake him up, he opened the door slowly.
 

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Slowly, so as not to awaken him, he opened........
 
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