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Tenho muitas coisas para fazer hoje.

Tenho muitas coisas para fazer hoje.
I have many things to do today.
From Lesson 52:Quantifiers (muito, pouco)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Tenho muitas coisas para fazer hoje.

muito
much / very
ter
to have
hoje
today
para
to / for
fazer
to do
a coisa
the thing

Questions & Answers about Tenho muitas coisas para fazer hoje.

Why is it muitas and not just muito?
Because muito changes to match the noun it describes when it means "many" or "a lot of". Here, it describes the word coisas (things), which is feminine and plural. Therefore, muito changes its ending to become muitas.
How would I say "I have few things to do"?
You would use the word pouco (few / little). Just like muito, it must match the noun it describes. Since coisas is feminine and plural, you change it to poucas and say: Tenho poucas coisas para fazer hoje.
Why is there a para before fazer?
In English, we simply say we have things "to do". In Portuguese, when an action is a task or a goal you need to complete, you use the preposition para (for / in order to) before the action word. Literally, this is like saying you have things "for to do".
Where is the word "I" in this sentence?
It is built right into the verb Tenho. In Portuguese, the verb ending changes depending on who is doing the action, so Tenho by itself already means "I have". You can safely leave out the word Eu (I) unless you want to add strong emphasis.

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