Breakdown of El nuevo procedimiento se lo explicamos con el objetivo de que puedan usarlo.
de
from / of
nuevo
new
usar
to use / to wear
con
with
poder
to be able to / can
explicar
to explain
que
that / than
lo
it / him (direct object)
se
to him / to her / to them / to you (formal)
el objetivo
objective
el procedimiento
the procedure
Questions & Answers about El nuevo procedimiento se lo explicamos con el objetivo de que puedan usarlo.
Why is puedan in the subjunctive in this sentence?
What happens to con el objetivo de que if the subject doesn't change?
If there is no change of subject (for example, "We explain it with the objective of using it ourselves"), you drop the que and use the infinitive instead of the subjunctive. It would simply be con el objetivo de poder usarlo.
Why is there a lo in se lo explicamos if el nuevo procedimiento is already stated at the beginning?
In Spanish, when you pull the direct object (el nuevo procedimiento) to the very beginning of the sentence for emphasis, a grammar rule requires you to "repeat" it using a matching direct object pronoun (lo) right before the verb.
Who is the se referring to in se lo explicamos, and why isn't it les?
The se means "to them" or "to you all" here. Normally, this indirect object pronoun would be les, but Spanish forbids putting le or les directly in front of a direct object pronoun that starts with "l" (like lo, la, los, las). To avoid the awkward sound of "les lo", it changes to se lo.
Could I say con el objetivo a que puedan usarlo instead, similar to a fin de que?
No, the preposition must be de. The phrase revolves around the noun objetivo, and in Spanish, nouns link to following clauses or infinitives using de (just like la idea de que, el hecho de que, or el objetivo de que).
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