Breakdown of El director quiere fortalecer el equipo, por eso pide más eficiencia.
eso
that (neuter)
querer
to want
pedir
to ask for / to order
más
more
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
el director
the director
el equipo
the team
la eficiencia
efficiency
fortalecer
to strengthen
Questions & Answers about El director quiere fortalecer el equipo, por eso pide más eficiencia.
Why is there no word for "for" after pide?
How could we rewrite this sentence to use a fin de que from the current lesson?
You would flip the sentence to make the first half the purpose of the second half. To use the subjunctive with a fin de que, we need a change of subject. We can change the second action to focus on the team itself getting stronger: El director pide más eficiencia a fin de que el equipo se fortalezca. If you keep the director as the subject for both actions, you must drop the que and use the infinitive instead: El director pide más eficiencia a fin de fortalecer el equipo.
Could I use para que instead of por eso here?
Not without changing the sentence structure. Por eso means "therefore" or "for that reason", showing the result of his desire. Para que means "so that" and introduces a purpose. To use a purpose clause, you would have to swap the clauses and use the subjunctive: El director pide más eficiencia para que el equipo se fortalezca.
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