Portuguese Phrase
Na nossa escola tem muitos clubes.
Meaning
The sentence states that the speaker’s school offers a large number of clubs, highlighting the variety of extracurricular activities available to students.
When to use
Use this phrase when you want to talk about the range of clubs or extracurricular groups that exist at your school, whether you’re describing the school to a newcomer, answering a question, or promoting school life.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Nanossaescolatemmuitosclubes.
Na (em + a)
‘Na’ is the contraction of the preposition ‘em’ (in/on) and the feminine singular article ‘a’, meaning ‘in the’.
nossa (possessive adjective)
‘nossa’ agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, here ‘escola’, and means ‘our’.
tem (ter, 3rd person singular)
‘tem’ is the present‑tense form of ‘ter’ (to have) for ‘ele/ela/você’, indicating possession.
muitos (adjective, plural)
‘muitos’ is the plural form of ‘muito’ used before a masculine plural noun, meaning ‘many’.
clubes (noun, plural)
‘clubes’ is the plural of ‘clube’, a masculine noun meaning ‘clubs’ (e.g., sports, music).
🗨In Conversation
Na nossa escola tem muitos clubes.
Our school has many clubs.
Que legal! Eu quero entrar no clube de robótica.
How cool! I want to join the robotics club.
✕Common Mistakes
Na nossa escola tem muito clubes.
‘Muito’ must agree in number with the noun; use ‘muitos’ for masculine plural ‘clubes’.
Na nossa escola tem muitos clubes.
When emphasizing existence, many learners prefer ‘há’; ‘tem’ is still correct but can sound informal in this context.
Em a nossa escola tem muitos clubes.
Do not separate the contraction; ‘na’ must stay together as the preposition + article.
↔Alternatives
Nossa escola tem vários clubes.
Our school has several clubs.
Na nossa escola há muitos clubes.
There are many clubs in our school.
Na escola onde estudamos há muitos clubes.
In the school where we study there are many clubs.
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, schools often organize clubs for sports, music, dance, robotics, debate, and more. While ‘tem’ (has) is perfectly correct, many speakers prefer the existential verb ‘há’ (there is/are) when emphasizing the presence of something: ‘Na nossa escola há muitos clubes.’ Both are natural, but ‘há’ sounds slightly more formal.