Breakdown of Le pago al empleado para que instale el sistema hoy.
hoy
today
a
to
le
to him / to her / to you (formal) / him (direct object, male person)
pagar
to pay
el empleado
the employee
para que
so that
instalar
to install
el sistema
the system
Questions & Answers about Le pago al empleado para que instale el sistema hoy.
Why is instale used here instead of instala?
Instale is the present subjunctive form of instalar. We use the subjunctive here because of the phrase para que (so that). When there is a change of subject—in this case, I am paying so that the employee installs—para que always triggers the subjunctive.
Could I just say para instalar instead of para que instale?
Only if you are the one doing both actions! You use para + infinitive (para instalar) when the subject stays the same. Because you are the one paying but the employee is the one installing, there is a change of subject. Therefore, you must use para que followed by the subjunctive.
Why is there a le at the beginning if the sentence already says we are paying al empleado?
In Spanish, it is very common and often required to include the indirect object pronoun (le) even when you explicitly name the person receiving the action (al empleado). The le acts as a grammatical echo that points right back to the employee.
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