Breakdown of Imaginando que o carro tenha tal suspensão, o preço é justo.
ser
to be
o carro
the car
ter
to have
o preço
the price
justo
fair
tal
such
imaginando que
imagining that
a suspensão
the suspension
Questions & Answers about Imaginando que o carro tenha tal suspensão, o preço é justo.
Why is there no translation for "a" in "such a suspension"? Shouldn't it be "uma tal suspensão"?
In Portuguese, you must omit the indefinite article (um or uma) before determiners like tal, outro, certo, and semelhante. While English says "such a suspension", Portuguese just says tal suspensão. Adding uma here is grammatically incorrect.
Why is the verb "ter" in the present subjunctive form (tenha) rather than the present indicative (tem)?
The phrase Imaginando que sets up a hypothetical or unconfirmed scenario (meaning "assuming that" or "imagining that"). Conjunctions and expressions that introduce doubt, assumptions, or hypotheses require the subjunctive mood in Portuguese. Therefore, we use tenha instead of tem.
If I started the sentence with Se (If) instead of Imaginando que, would I still use tenha?
No! If you used Se, you would need the future subjunctive instead of the present subjunctive, resulting in Se o carro tiver tal suspensão. The phrase Imaginando que takes the present subjunctive to frame a present assumption, whereas se with hypothetical conditions typically triggers the future subjunctive.
How would this change if we were talking about "such suspensions" in the plural?
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