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Para resolver la disputa, el mediador terminó por ofrecer otra concesión.

Para resolver la disputa, el mediador terminó por ofrecer otra concesión.
In order to resolve the dispute, the mediator ended up offering another concession.
From Lesson 372:Culminating actions (llegar a, acabar por)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about Para resolver la disputa, el mediador terminó por ofrecer otra concesión.

What is the exact meaning of terminó por ofrecer here?
This uses the structure terminar por + infinitive, which translates to "to end up doing [something]." It implies that the mediator likely tried other strategies first, but as a final resort or conclusion, he made this offer. You could also use acabó por ofrecer interchangeably here.
Could I use terminó de ofrecer instead?
No, because it changes the meaning completely. Terminar de + infinitive means to finish an action you are already doing (like "finished offering"). Terminar por + infinitive means that the action itself is the final outcome or last resort after a process.
Why isn't it una otra concesión for "another concession"?
In English, we say "an-other," but in Spanish, otro and otra inherently mean "another" or "one other." Adding un or una before otro is a classic mistake English speakers make, but it is always grammatically incorrect. Just use otra concesión.
Why do we use Para resolver instead of Para que resuelva?
We use para + infinitive when the subject of both verbs is the same, or when speaking generally. Since the mediator is the one doing both the resolving and the offering, the simple infinitive resolver is the correct choice here.

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