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Eu não tenho catorze carros!

Eu não tenho catorze carros!
I do not have fourteen cars!
From Lesson 13:The verb to have (tenho, tem)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Eu não tenho catorze carros!

eu
I
o carro
the car
não
not / no
ter
to have
catorze
fourteen

Questions & Answers about Eu não tenho catorze carros!

Wait, how does the verb ter (to have) become tenho?
Ter is an irregular verb, meaning it doesn't follow the normal pattern for verbs ending in -er. For "I have" (eu), the form is tenho. Because it is irregular, you just have to memorize this one!
Can I leave out the word eu and just say Não tenho catorze carros!?
Yes! In Portuguese, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Since tenho is only ever used for "I have", saying the eu (I) is completely optional. Including it just adds a bit of emphasis.
In English we say "I do not have", but here there is no word for "do". Why?
Portuguese doesn't use helper words like "do" or "does" to make a negative sentence. You simply put não (not) directly before the verb. So, "I do not have" is just não tenho (literally "not I-have").
I've sometimes seen the number fourteen spelled as quatorze. Is catorze a typo?
Not a typo! Both catorze and quatorze are technically correct, but in European Portuguese, catorze is the standard and far more common spelling for the number fourteen.

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