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O programa de sobrevivência tem uma tribo na floresta.

O programa de sobrevivência tem uma tribo na floresta.
The survival show has a tribe in the forest.
From Lesson 278:Eventual actions (chegar a)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about O programa de sobrevivência tem uma tribo na floresta.

Why does this sentence use uma tribo if the word ends in -o?
Tribo is an exception to the general rule. It is a feminine noun despite ending in -o, which is why it takes the feminine article uma. It is good to memorize this one along with other exceptions you have seen, like a mão (the hand).
Why is the masculine article O used for programa?
Many Portuguese words ending in -ma that come from Greek are masculine. You will see this pattern often: o programa, o problema, o sistema, and o tema.
How do we know to translate "survival show" as programa de sobrevivência?
In English, you can stack nouns to describe something (survival + show). Portuguese doesn't do this; instead, it uses de (of) to link them. It literally translates to "program of survival".
Could I use há instead of tem to say "there is a tribe" in the show?
Not quite with this exact structure. If you use há (there is/are), you would have to change the sentence to say something like "In the survival show, there is a tribe" (No programa de sobrevivência há uma tribo). Here, the show itself is the subject doing the "having," so tem is the right choice.

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