Breakdown of Нам придётся ускорить этот процесс, чтобы закончить как можно раньше.
мы
we
этот
this [f: эта, n: это]
рано
early
можно
one may, it is allowed
Questions & Answers about Нам придётся ускорить этот процесс, чтобы закончить как можно раньше.
Why does the sentence use как можно раньше to mean 'as early as possible'?
The phrase как можно (literally 'how it is possible') is used to maximize a comparative. You simply pair it with a comparative adverb to mean 'as [adverb] as possible.' Here, it is combined with раньше (the comparative form of рано, meaning 'earlier') to give us 'as early as possible.'
Why is нам придётся used here instead of мы должны for 'we will have to'?
Придётся (the future form of прийтись) is used when external circumstances force you to do something. It requires the dative case for the person experiencing the obligation (нам). It is the most natural and common way to say 'we will have to' or 'we will be forced to', whereas мы должны leans slightly more towards a moral duty or personal obligation.
I remember чтобы often being followed by the past tense. Why does it take the infinitive закончить here?
You use чтобы + infinitive when the actor is the same in both halves of the sentence. Since 'we' (нам) are the ones speeding up the process, and 'we' are also the ones finishing it, the infinitive закончить is required. You only use the past tense after чтобы when introducing a different subject for the second action.
Why are both ускорить and закончить in their perfective forms here?