Breakdown of Trabalhamos muito para que a instituição arrecade mais dinheiro.
muito
much / very
trabalhar
to work
o dinheiro
the money
mais
more
para que
so that
a instituição
the charity
arrecadar
to raise
Questions & Answers about Trabalhamos muito para que a instituição arrecade mais dinheiro.
Why is arrecade in the subjunctive rather than the normal present tense?
The phrase para que (so that, or in order that) always requires the subjunctive. It introduces the purpose or goal of our work, which is an intention rather than a guaranteed fact. Because arrecadar (to raise or collect) is an -ar verb, its present subjunctive form for a instituição ends in -e, making it arrecade.
Could I just say para a instituição arrecadar instead of para que a instituição arrecade?
Yes! If you drop the que, you no longer need the subjunctive and can use the personal infinitive instead. Both para que a instituição arrecade and para a instituição arrecadar mean the exact same thing. Portuguese speakers often prefer the personal infinitive version in everyday speech.
Does instituição specifically mean charity?
Why is trabalhamos translated as we are working instead of we work?
In Portuguese, the simple present tense like trabalhamos is frequently used for ongoing, current actions, where English would naturally use the continuous form (we are working). You could also say estamos a trabalhar, but the simple present is completely natural and very common here.
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