Word
Na aula de geografia, nós vimos no mapa onde fica aquele país.
Meaning
In geography class, we saw on the map where that country is.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Lesson
Breakdown of Na aula de geografia, nós vimos no mapa onde fica aquele país.
de
of
nós
we
na
in the
ver
to see
Questions & Answers about Na aula de geografia, nós vimos no mapa onde fica aquele país.
Why do we have na in na aula and no in no mapa?
Because na and no are contractions:
- na = em + a
- no = em + o
So:
- na aula = in the class / in class
- no mapa = on the map or literally in the map, depending on how English expresses it
Portuguese uses these contractions very often, and they are required in normal usage:
- em a aula → wrong
na aula → correct
- em o mapa → wrong
- no mapa → correct
This is one of the most common patterns in Portuguese.
What does aula de geografia mean grammatically? Why is it de geografia?
In Portuguese, school subjects are often expressed with aula de + subject.
So:
- aula de geografia = geography class
- aula de português = Portuguese class
- aula de matemática = math class
The de here is very natural in Portuguese. Literally it is something like class of geography, but in English we usually just say geography class.