Breakdown of Quizás tengas que comprar otro neumático para el coche.
para
for / in order to (+ infinitive) / by (a deadline)
el coche
the car
comprar
to buy
tener
to have
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
otro
other / another
quizás
maybe
el neumático
the tire
Questions & Answers about Quizás tengas que comprar otro neumático para el coche.
Why is tengas in the subjunctive here instead of the indicative tienes?
The word quizás (perhaps/maybe) usually triggers the subjunctive when it introduces an idea of doubt or possibility. You could use the indicative (quizás tienes) if you felt very certain it was a fact, but the subjunctive emphasizes the uncertainty.
Why is it just otro neumático and not un otro neumático for "another tire"?
In Spanish, the word otro already means "another" or "other." English speakers often accidentally add un or una in front of it because of the "an-" in "another," but un otro is always grammatically incorrect.
Why do we use para instead of por before el coche?
Is neumático the standard word for "tire" in Spain?
Yes, in Spain, neumático is the standard and most common word for a car tire. If you consume media from Latin America, you will often hear llanta or goma used instead, but neumático is what you want for European Spanish.
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