Para lograr el ascenso, debes destacar y delegar.

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Breakdown of Para lograr el ascenso, debes destacar y delegar.

• para: for
• lograr: to achieve
• deber: must

Questions & Answers about Para lograr el ascenso, debes destacar y delegar.

Why does the sentence start with para lograr instead of something like para logras or para logrando?

Because after para to express purpose, Spanish normally uses the infinitive when the subject stays the same.

• para lograr = in order to achieve / to get
• Not para logras because that is a conjugated verb form
• Not para logrando because Spanish does not use the gerund that way after para

So:

• Para lograr el ascenso, debes... = To get the promotion, you must...

If the subject changes, Spanish often uses para que + subjunctive instead:

• Te lo explico para que lo entiendas. = I explain it to you so that you understand it.

What exactly does lograr mean here?

Lograr means to achieve, to accomplish, or to obtain after effort.

In this sentence, lograr el ascenso means:

• to get the promotion
• to achieve the promotion
• to earn the promotion

It often suggests success after work or effort.

Examples:

• Logró sus metas. = She achieved her goals.
• No fue fácil lograrlo. = It wasn’t easy to achieve it.