Breakdown of Preciso de uma pessoa que tenha todos os requisitos para a vaga.
ter
to have
um
a / an / some (all forms)
para
to / for
precisar de
to need
a pessoa
the person
todo
all / whole
que
who / which / that (relative)
a vaga
the vacancy
o requisito
the requirement
Questions & Answers about Preciso de uma pessoa que tenha todos os requisitos para a vaga.
Why is tenha (subjunctive) used here instead of tem (indicative)?
Because the speaker is looking for an unspecified person who fits the description, not someone they already know. When a relative clause (starting with que) describes an indefinite or unknown noun like uma pessoa, the verb must be in the subjunctive (tenha). If they had a specific person in mind, they would use the indicative: Preciso da pessoa que tem....
Why do we need de after Preciso?
In Portuguese, the verb precisar (to need) is generally followed by the preposition de when stating what you need. You can think of it as saying 'I have need of'. Therefore, Preciso de uma pessoa is correct, while Preciso uma pessoa is a common learner mistake.
Doesn't vaga mean 'wave' or 'vague'?
Why is the article os used in todos os requisitos?
When todo or todos is used to mean 'all', it must be followed by the definite article (o, a, os, as) before the noun. This matches the English structure perfectly: 'all the requirements'.
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