Breakdown of Te doy la contraseña para que actives el sistema.
te
to you / yourself (reflexive) / you (direct object)
dar
to give
la contraseña
the password
para que
so that
Questions & Answers about Te doy la contraseña para que actives el sistema.
Why do we use the subjunctive actives here instead of the indicative activas?
The phrase para que (so that / in order that) always triggers the subjunctive because it expresses a goal or purpose, which is an anticipated outcome rather than an established fact. Since the person giving the password (I) is different from the person activating the system (you), we must use para que followed by the present subjunctive, actives.
Could I just use the infinitive and say ...para activar el sistema?
Not in this exact sentence, because there are two different subjects: I am giving the password, and you are activating the system. You only use para + infinitive (without que) when the subject remains the same. For example, Doy la contraseña para activar el sistema would mean "I give the password so that I can activate the system".
Why does sistema use the masculine article el even though it ends in "-a"?
Why is te placed at the very beginning of the sentence?
Te is an indirect object pronoun here, meaning "to you". In Spanish, object pronouns are placed immediately before a conjugated verb like doy. It shows who is receiving the password: I give the password to you.