Breakdown of Ese beneficio lo damos a fin de que fomente la productividad.
de
from / of
ese
that (masculine)
a
to
dar
to give
que
that / than
lo
it / him (direct object)
el beneficio
benefit (profit, advantage)
el fin
the purpose (aim, end)
la productividad
productivity
fomentar
to promote / to encourage
Questions & Answers about Ese beneficio lo damos a fin de que fomente la productividad.
Why is the verb fomente in the subjunctive here?
The phrase a fin de que (so that / in order that) introduces a purpose clause. In Spanish, purpose clauses always trigger the subjunctive because they describe an intended goal or hypothetical outcome, not an established fact.
Could I just say para que instead of a fin de que?
Why do we need the pronoun lo in "Ese beneficio lo damos"? Doesn't "ese beneficio" already state what is being given?
Yes, but because the direct object (ese beneficio) was moved to the very front of the sentence to emphasize it, Spanish requires you to add a redundant object pronoun (lo) right before the verb to refer back to it. If the sentence followed normal word order, you would drop the lo: Damos ese beneficio a fin de que...
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