Eu tenho que empurrar o carro quando ele para na rua.

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Breakdown of Eu tenho que empurrar o carro quando ele para na rua.

• o carro: the car
• na: in the
• quando: when

Questions & Answers about Eu tenho que empurrar o carro quando ele para na rua.

Why is tenho que used here? Does it mean I have to?

Yes. Ter que is a very common way to express obligation in Brazilian Portuguese.

• Eu tenho que empurrar o carro = I have to push the car

Other common ways to express a similar idea are:

• Eu tenho de empurrar o carro = also I have to push the car
• Eu devo empurrar o carro = I should / I ought to push the car or sometimes I must, depending on context

In everyday Brazilian Portuguese, ter que is extremely common and natural.

Why is empurrar in the infinitive?

Because after tenho que, Portuguese uses another verb in the infinitive.

So the pattern is:

• ter que + infinitive

Examples:

• Tenho que estudar = I have to study
• Tenho que sair = I have to leave
• Tenho que empurrar o carro = I have to push the car

Here:

• tenho = I have
• que = part of the obligation structure
• empurrar = to push

Can I omit Eu and just say ?