Necesitamos una casa amueblada que tenga trastero.
We need a furnished house that has a storage room.
Breakdown of Necesitamos una casa amueblada que tenga trastero.
la casa
the house / home (also "at home")
un
a, an, some
tener
to have
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
necesitar
to need
amueblado
furnished
el trastero
the storage room
Questions & Answers about Necesitamos una casa amueblada que tenga trastero.
Why is tenga used here instead of the indicative tiene?
Because the speakers are looking for a house that fits their needs, but they do not have a specific one in mind yet. When a relative clause (the part starting with que) describes an indefinite or unknown noun like una casa, Spanish triggers the subjunctive (tenga).
What would the sentence mean if we used tiene instead of tenga?
Using the indicative tiene would mean you already know exactly which house you are talking about. It would imply you have a specific, existing house in mind and you are simply stating as a fact that it has a storage room.
Why is there no word for "a" before trastero?
In Spanish, it is very common to drop the indefinite article (un) after verbs like tener (to have) or necesitar (to need) when talking about generic features or categories. Saying que tenga trastero focuses on the general concept of having storage space rather than counting a specific room.
How is the word amueblada formed?
It is the past participle of the verb amueblar (to furnish), functioning here as an adjective. Because it acts as an adjective, it must match the gender and number of the noun it describes, which is why it ends in -a to match the feminine, singular casa.
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