Breakdown of Necesitamos más capital para abrir el restaurante.
para
for / in order to (+ infinitive) / by (a deadline)
abrir
to open
el restaurante
the restaurant
necesitar
to need
más
more; else (anything else, nobody else)
el capital
the capital (money, funds)
Questions & Answers about Necesitamos más capital para abrir el restaurante.
Why is capital masculine here instead of feminine?
In Spanish, some nouns completely change their meaning depending on their gender. As a masculine noun, el capital refers to money, financial funds, or investments. If it were feminine, la capital would mean a capital city, such as Madrid.
Why do we use para instead of por in this sentence?
We use para because it introduces a specific goal, purpose, or destination, translating closely to 'in order to'. Whenever you take an action with a clear end objective in mind, like opening a restaurant, para is the required preposition.
Why is the verb abrir left in the infinitive rather than being conjugated?
When a verb immediately follows a preposition like para, it remains in the infinitive. Because the subject ('we') is the same for both needing the money and opening the restaurant, we use the simple structure of para plus the infinitive. If a different person were opening the restaurant, you would instead need to conjugate the verb using para que followed by the subjunctive.
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