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could it not mean "at the park"? Or am I translating 'um' too literally? e.g. at 10 o'clock = um 10 uhr
well, if it wasn't the exact time, because 'um' also translates to 'around', like saying 'around 10 o'clock.' I think you can use it after something happened, eg batman stopped the joker around 10 pm, or like meet me around 10 am.
In literally the previous question it asked me what "um" meant and the correct and was "at", so why is "the fence at the park is old" wrong?
What's wrong with "The fence ROUND the park..." That would be more natural speech here in Scotland.
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But the fence runs around the perimeter of the park, and Duolingo wants to differentiate between the word "round" as in "a round ball" and "around" as in "We are walking around the block".
Huh yeah but 'round' as in 'the fence round the park' is not the same as 'round' like 'a round ball'. Homonyms.
in 'a round ball,' round is an adjective and in 'round the block,' round is a preposition. Anyone should be able to see the difference.
yet in America/U.S. we utilize round or 'round all the time informally-- like we're goin' 'round the block.
I have never used round in a directional sense, it is always around. The Americans that use round in that way usually also say y'all and have a twangy accent. Also, the appostrophe before it shows that you're leaving off a letter (just like goin') so it's not normal nor is it proper english.
People slur their words when speaking all the time. No one says something to exact pronunciation every time. That would be exhausting and robotic. When speaking informal English, people tend to drop the 'g' and simply enunciate the verb and 'in'. Writing informal verbs in English would require you to drop the letter and add the apostrophe. It is used in many classics and modern speech. "Round" and/or "Goin'" are not typically part of the southern dialect. They are slurred words for informal usage.
why is it 'den Park' and not 'dem Park'. I thought the park here should be in the dative case. shouldn't it?
What is wrong with translating it as "The fence at the park is old"? I thought 'um' could also be translated 'at.'
"Um" means "at" when used for time, and it means "around" when used for location.
um 10 Uhr = at 10 o'clock um die Ecke = around the corner
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It cannot be "the fence round the park." It could be "the fence 'round the park," where the apostrophe stands for the missing "a," in "around," but that's really just a sloppy way of pronouncing "around," not a word in its own right.
i typed the audio translation 100% perfectly, but it still says i typed it wrong. i believe its an error
- 2018
This is embarrassing, I misunderstood 'um' for 'und' after re-listening, there's definitely not a 'dah' sound at the end. >_<!
