"This bed is in the wrong place."

Translation: Эта кровать не на месте.

[Gaby754722]

So this can be roughly translated as "This bed is not in the place"?

[olimo]

Right. In fact, "на месте" is the Russian phrase for "in it's place".

• Где полотенце?
• На месте.

"Положить/поставить на место" means "put something in it's place".

• Тимоша, поставь книгу на место! Timosha, put the book where it belongs!

[Jeremiah0033]

Dear Olimo,thank you very much for helping us once again. Your explanation is understandable for me. Just,sorry for the blund delivery, you wrote " it's place" but it is "its place". But I always enjoy reading you . See you!

[EdgarChvez1]

Is there any phrase to mean, literally, "the wrong place"?

[AlYugov]

"неправильное место". But we really seldom use it.

[OwenGreenb]

With how much I say "put the thing in the place", I know Russian is for me!

[tanreu]

Спасибо!

[Janno774054]

Very helpfull thx

[Theron126]

But we wouldn't say it like that in English.

[CarlosLeye1]

idioms.thefreedictionary.com/in+place
It can be said, and it is used

[Theron126]

"In place" yes. "In the place" no. And even "in place" seems odd in this context to my ear.

[Michael3419]

Russian does not contain articles, whicv 'the' is one of those articles we use

[ezdookie]

What's the difference between это and эта?

[Argentinia3]

Этот - Masculine
Эта - Feminine
Это - Neuter
Эти - Plural

[RafaMaia0]

Thanks! That was very helpful

[olimo]

See here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/11536858

[jcmouret94]

Это automatically adds the verb "to be" in the context

Эта means "this", (in feminine). and Этот (in masculine)

[Jenkiz92]

the thing i still didn't get that sometimes you use the neutral form generally, but sometimes you use the proper gender form. how to decide?

[MichaelGia9]

So far, I've been able to distinguish the pronoun from the adjective forms by asking "is это the subject?" If it is the subject such as "This is a horse" you use the neutral form. If you're speaking about the specific horse (i.e. "This horse") it is an adjective and thus it must match gender and number (and I assume case?).

[seanscott]

This X, These X: Demonstrative adjective
Adjectives must match gender and number. Eto, Eti, Etot, etc.

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This is X, These are X: Demonstrative pronoun.
Pronoun mustn't match a thing. Eto.

[olimo]

Have you visited this link and read the guide?

[Jenkiz92]

I have and didn't help at all.

[olimo]

Do you know enough German to understand "das ist / das sind"?

[Jenkiz92]

My German is rusty

[Jeffrey855877]

"this is" (это) vs. "this bed is" (эта кровать)

[ramin1981]

Word by word translation would be as below:
This bed is in the wrong place - Эта кровать (находится) в неправильном месте

We can translate "wrong place" to these words - неправильное место, не туда, не там.

It depends on sentences.
Example:
I think you're at the wrong place - Мне кажется, ты пришел не туда

We must not to translate sentences word by word.

[Phil_Stracchino]

Is thete anything wrong with в неправилнлм месте?

[AlYugov]

We really seldom use "неправильное место". But grammatically it's correct.

[Iamamis]

Скорее, "в плохом месте".

[flint72]

Why is 'эта' necessary here? Since the is no article in Russian, surely

'кровать = bed/ the bed', no?

[olimo]

This bed = эта кровать

[Jeffrey855877]

without эта, the translation is "the bed" rather than "this bed"

[AnaEspiral]

Why is "эта кровать в не так месте" worng, please? :)

[Maria252200]

But the word место takes prepsstion в why на here ?

[PilnujPols]

Afaik (russian is similar to polish) место is a place where something is/belongs/sits. Think of it as a physical thing not an area, exactly where the bed touches the floor or where the book touches the shelf.
Now can the object ( кравать) be in (в) that "seat" or rather is on top of it (на)? Its the latter.

[insgnfcntpwn]

wondering the same thing. The rules duolingo gives for which preposition to use seem to be no help at all

[cEy91]

Why is it месте? I believe I have seen it elsewhere as место
Why does it change in this case?

[tanreu]

we are using it in the prepositional case, so it is not "AT the right place". на changes место to месте

[Henrique_Nits]

What's the difference between место and месте

[Eugene_Ukraine]

Something like 'here ' and 'there '

[Lordlarf]

Стоит is completely new to me, and not in the options

[Alenbi]

I wrote Эта кровать нa нe тak месте."
Here is the answer that Duo gave me
"Эта кровать не на том месте."
Where том come from? Is it the locative form of tak?
Thanks by advance for your help...

[Eugene_Ukraine]

в чем проблема с "эта кровать в неправильном месте"?

[AlYugov]

Всё правильно. Так могла бы сказать Алиса в стране чудес.

[EEb42]

По фэн-шуй эта кровать в неправильном месте :)

[VitVitin]

Уроки английского с русского: "переводите как можно ближе к оригиналу". Уроки русского с английского: "переводите как-нибудь, а лучше запомните, но дословно нельзя"))

[VitVitin]

Это к тому что "мы имели три мяча..." это нормально при переводе с английского, а "неправильное место" уже как-то не нормально:)

[viO2e8]

Why is the third option incorrect? Can't see it any more (on my tablet) but it was something ike 'эта кроват стоит не на месте' which seems to work in myvery limited knowledge of Russian?

[olimo]

It is impossible to help you without knowing the third option exactly.

[rypeld]

Third option says "the bed stands here in this place" (if I understand it correctly)

[olimo]

If so, it does not mean "Эта кровать не на месте", therefore it's not a correct option.

[diogo8484]

The third option showed the word "place" (место) in the nominative case. It should be in the prepositional case (месте), so, the right answer was the first option.

[lestercyka]

would ne tak meste work

[Daisy889406]

so this is wrong?

[jfpell]

My answer was : "ета кровать есть не на месте" but marked as wrong because I did not add : "стои" (Эта кровать стоит не на месте). I know that "ета" was wrong (should have been "Эта"), but what does "стои" mean in this context?

[itkoi]

I would like to know as well, I don't think I was taught "стои".

[starellen2]

Why not "эта кровать есть не на месте"

[yasmine_y]

With the negation, "есть" is omitted.

[midnightS1]

What's the difference between " на" and " в"

[franklinfranks]

on and in i believe

[MumblingMo]

"Эта постель не на месте" is marked wrong. Why?

[masocjsoc]

So there is no such thing as place in russian?

[LydiaSpott1]

Why use месте instead of место?

[yasmine_y]

На месте, "in (the wrong) place" requires the prepositional. Место would be nominative.

[Lea537009]

Why is it not HET but HE?

[Vesko188580]

Because "Нет" is "No" and "Не" is "Not".

[ixjf29]

Can't "не так" be used here as well? It's not accepted, but is there any reason why you wouldn't use that instead?

[raquellia1]

Why "месте" and not "место"

[urira29]

Namaste to you too

[Bhav-Anu]

Эта vs Этот?

[MattinMaverick]

Эта for feminine nouns. Этот for masculine nouns.
Этот мальчик любит шоколад. (This boy loves chocolate)

[Mazi79]

What's wrong with:

Эта кровать на не месте?

This would be a more accurate English translation.

[AlYugov]

"не место" = "not a place"

[Alexandergyandja]

"Эта кровать не на своём месте" тоже должно приниматься.

[Ppr89]

"Эта кровать не на своем месте " добавьте, пожалуйста!

[abietams]

so "кровать" is feminine? Although it ends with 'T'?

[gyanmahan]

Why not 'в' inplace of 'на'?

[Valentinef984305]

What is the difference bt ето and ета ? ето is for masculine name and ета for feminine name ?

[GTATurbo]

This is so difficult. What is with the Russian language? I put этот кровать не месте but I don't get why everything changes randomly. I try to remember, but there doesn't seem to be any rules...... FML

[Vesko188580]

My theory was that Stalin invented this terrible grammar to oppress further the native population and to catch more easily foreign spies.
Other than that, "не месте" means "not place".

[Denis525]

Why can't it simply accept «постель» as bed?

[Icethebear]

It's like the bed is not in the place

[Jaala843228]

I'm confused as to when to use нет or не to mean 'not'

[Vesko188580]

It's always:

No - Нет

Not - Не

It's kind of the opposite of the way it is in English.

Нет! Не трогай! - No! Do not touch.

Нет! Это не еда! - No! This is not food.

[Vesko188580]

In this case though, it says "не НА месте" which literally means "not ON (its) place"

[Jaala843228]

When do i use нет as opposed to не to mean "not" ?

[Vesko188580]

It's always:

No - Нет

Not - Не

It's kind of the opposite of the way it is in English.

Нет! Не трогай! - No! Do not touch.

Нет! Это не еда! - No! This is not food.

[Vesko188580]

In this case though, it says "не НА месте" which literally means "not ON (its) place"

[CHANTAL156]

I HAVE GIVEN THE SAME ANSWER AS ANAESPIRAL. WHY IS IT WRONG PLEASE

[Jeffrey855877]

Try copying and pasting your answer into the comments - you may have an error you are not aware of.