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O gato cuja adoção nós aprovámos precisaria de um tutor.

O gato cuja adoção nós aprovámos precisaria de um tutor.
The cat whose adoption we approved would need a guardian.
From Lesson 266:Whose (cujo, cuja, cujos, cujas)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O gato cuja adoção nós aprovámos precisaria de um tutor.

Why is it cuja when the cat (o gato) is masculine?
The relative word cujo (whose) must match the noun that comes after it (the thing being owned or associated), not the owner. Since adoção is feminine and singular, you use cuja.
Shouldn't it be cuja a adoção?
No, the words cujo, cuja, cujos, and cujas already include the idea of "the" for the noun that follows. You should never put a definite article like o or a right after them.
Why is there an accent on aprovámos?
In European Portuguese, this accent marks the past tense. It tells you to pronounce the "a" with an open sound, distinguishing the past "we approved" (aprovámos) from the present tense "we approve" (aprovamos).
What tense is precisaria?
It is the conditional tense of precisar, meaning "would need". It is formed by taking the full infinitive (precisar) and adding the conditional endings, which is -ia here to match the subject, O gato.
Why do we need the word de after precisaria?
The verb precisar (to need) requires the preposition de when it is followed by a noun or pronoun. Therefore, "to need a guardian" must be phrased as precisar de um tutor.

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