Breakdown of Busco un ordenador que tenga tanto el software como el sistema.
un
a, an, some
tener
to have
buscar
to look for
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
Questions & Answers about Busco un ordenador que tenga tanto el software como el sistema.
Why do we use the subjunctive tenga instead of the indicative tiene here?
Because you are looking for a computer that fits your criteria, but you don't know if it actually exists yet. In Spanish, when describing an indefinite or unknown noun, the describing clause must use the subjunctive. If you were talking about a specific computer you already knew existed, you would use the indicative: Tengo el ordenador que tiene...
Why are there definite articles (el) after both tanto and como?
When using the tanto... como... (both... and...) structure with nouns, Spanish typically requires you to keep the articles (such as el, la, los, las) before each noun. While in English you can sometimes just say 'both software and system', Spanish requires the balance of including the article for both elements: tanto el software como el sistema.
Does tanto ever change its ending to match the nouns in this 'both... and...' structure?
I noticed sistema ends in '-a' but uses el. Is this a rule?