Phrase · 🔍 Looking for the right person or thing
Quiero un celular que tenga buena cámara, aunque no sea el más nuevo.
I want a phone with a good camera, even if it isn't the newest one.
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Why every word is where it is
QuieroverbI wantquerer · present · 1st sing.undeterminerauno · masc. · sing. · indefinitecelularnounmobile phonemasc. · sing.quepronounthattenga1verbhastener · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.buenaadjectivegoodbueno · fem. · sing.cámaranouncamerafem. · sing.,aunque2conjunctioneven ifnoadverbnotsea2verbit isser · subjunctive · present · 3rd sing.eldeterminerthemasc. · sing. · definitemásadverbmostnuevoadjectivenewmasc. · sing..
- celular → tenga: mood
- que → celular: ref
- aunque → sea: mood
- cámara → buena: agree
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1que tenga: you describe the phone you want, not one you have, so the subjunctive. Relative clauses II: mood and prepositions →
- 2aunque + subjunctive = even if: you accept a possibility. With the indicative it states a fact (although). Concessive clauses: aunque, a pesar de (que), por más que →