Word
Acabo de enviar el archivo para que empieces el proyecto.
Meaning
I just sent the file so that you start the project.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Acabo de enviar el archivo para que empieces el proyecto.
para
for
empezar
to start / to begin
el proyecto
the project
que
that / than
Questions & Answers about Acabo de enviar el archivo para que empieces el proyecto.
Why do we use the subjunctive empieces instead of the indicative empiezas?
The phrase para que (so that) introduces a purpose or goal. Whenever the person doing the first action (I sent) is different from the person expected to do the second action (you start), Spanish requires the subjunctive after para que.
Why is empieces spelled with a "c" when the infinitive is empezar?
In Spanish spelling rules, the letter "z" changes to "c" when it comes right before an "e". Since the present subjunctive endings for empezar start with "e", the spelling must change to empieces to maintain the correct pronunciation.
Why is acabo in the present tense if the translation says "I just sent" in the past tense?
The formula acabar de plus an infinitive (like enviar) is a set structure meaning "to have just done something". You conjugate acabar in the present tense (acabo) to talk about an action completed a moment ago, even though English expresses this recent action using the past tense.