Breakdown of Queria uma empresa com mais progressão.
um
a / an / some (all forms)
com
with
querer
to want
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Questions & Answers about Queria uma empresa com mais progressão.
Why is the imperfect tense queria used here instead of the preterite quis?
The imperfect queria describes an ongoing desire or state of mind in the past. You use it to explain the background motivation for a decision. If you used the preterite quis, it would sound more like a sudden, completed impulse or a specific moment of decision (like 'At that moment, I decided I wanted').
Is queria only used for the first person ('I wanted')?
No, in the imperfect tense, the first-person and third-person singular forms are identical. Queria can mean 'I wanted', 'he/she wanted', or 'you (formal) wanted'. The English translation shows 'I wanted' because the surrounding context makes the subject clear, but you could add Eu before the verb if there were any risk of confusion.
What exactly does progressão refer to in a business context like this?
While it literally translates to 'progression', in the Portuguese corporate world, it is shorthand for progressão na carreira (career advancement). The speaker is looking for a company that offers upward mobility, promotions, and professional growth.
How would this sentence fit into the lesson's theme of rejecting presupposed causes with não que?
This sentence acts as the real reason or main clause, contrasting with a rejected cause. A full thought would look like this: Não que o meu chefe fosse mau, mas queria uma empresa com mais progressão (Not that my boss was bad, but I wanted a company with more progression). The rejected cause uses the subjunctive, while this real motivation stays in the indicative.