Breakdown of Provavelmente o concessionário tem outro modelo desportivo.
ter
to have
outro
other
o modelo
the model
provavelmente
probably
o concessionário
the dealership
desportivo
sporty
Questions & Answers about Provavelmente o concessionário tem outro modelo desportivo.
Why is there no word for "an" before outro in this sentence?
This is a strict rule in Portuguese: you must omit the indefinite article (um or uma) before the determiner outro. Even though English combines them into the single word "another", Portuguese just uses outro on its own to mean "another" or "a different".
Could I say um outro modelo if I wanted to emphasize exactly "one other model"?
No, putting um before outro is considered grammatically incorrect. If you need to specify the exact quantity of "one more", you would phrase it differently, such as mais um modelo (one more model). The word outro handles "another" perfectly by itself.
Does desportivo always refer to "sporty" cars, or does it mean "sports" in general?
Desportivo translates to both "sporty" (describing style or performance) and "sports" (the athletic activity itself, like calçado desportivo for sports shoes). Note that European Portuguese uses desportivo, whereas Brazilian Portuguese drops the 'd' and uses esportivo.
Is concessionário the only word for a car dealership?
Concessionário (or concessão) is the standard, official term for an authorized franchise dealership. In everyday Portugal, you will also frequently hear the English loanword stand (pronounced "stande"), but a stand often implies an independent used car lot, while a concessionário represents a specific brand's official new car sales.
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