Breakdown of Precisamos de um gestor que tenha as competências para organizar o evento.
ter
to have
um
a / an / some (all forms)
para
to / for
precisar de
to need
organizar
to organize
o evento
the event
que
who / which / that (relative)
o gestor
the manager (administrator)
a competência
the skill
Questions & Answers about Precisamos de um gestor que tenha as competências para organizar o evento.
Why is tenha used here instead of the indicative tem?
We use the subjunctive tenha because we are looking for a manager who fits these criteria, but we do not know who this person is yet, or even if they exist. When a relative clause (starting with que) describes an indefinite or unknown noun like um gestor, Portuguese requires the subjunctive.
How would the sentence change if we needed a specific manager we already know?
If you had a specific person in mind, you would use a definite article and the indicative verb tem. The sentence would become Precisamos do gestor que tem as competências... (We need the manager who has the skills).
Why is there a de after Precisamos?
The verb precisar (to need) must be followed by the preposition de whenever it is followed by a noun. Since we need um gestor, we must say Precisamos de um gestor.
Why does organizar stay in the infinitive?
Verbs that directly follow a preposition like para (in order to) remain in their infinitive, or dictionary, form. Here, para organizar translates directly to 'to organize'.
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