"Они ничего не видят."

Translation: They do not see anything.

[8888908596]

"They see nothing" was accepted

[aargh42]

Not for me

[PtitJesus]

Is "they can't see shit" accepted?

[Dima229120]

Im assuming that you said crap, and in that case I am almost certain it doesn't accept that

[BossaNova1423]

Would "they can't see anything" be incorrect?

[Jenz114]

It all really depends on the theory of translation you hold to. Duolingo tends to lean towards the more literal side of things. That being said, strictly speaking, it wouldn't be correct to translate the sentence this way.

[deactivated user]

I believe this is a possible (and, in fact, more common) translation of the phrase, but I'm not sure this course would accept it.

[redbluerat]

Is there a logical reason for the double negative?

[MasqueArt]

It is common in many languages that double negatives do not cancel each other.

[ADRaeB13]

Double negatives are logical. It's just a different thought process than you're used to.

[metaph]

Many languages used and use double negatives, for the sake of emphasis, including Greek, Latin, and... English. You might find double negatives not only among simpletons in rural England or USA, but in Shakespeare.

So far I can tell you, double negatives fell in disgrace by the Victorian age and, up to now, came to be considered wrong.

[Adriyanowicz]

Woody Woodpecker would say in russian in an old episode: я ничего не вижу... lol

[Jevnation]

Shouldn't "They see nothing at all" be correct as well?

[BoH76M]

Don't was not accepted

[TheKingOfBGames]

ничего means nothing and everything in the same time????

[Zsu.balogh]

Do not = don't, or not???

[ADRaeB13]

Do not = don't

[Rudolf142961]

Why they see nothing is wrong?

[SpaghettiK2]

Is it possible for this to mean "They do not see anyone"?

[SpaghettiK2]

To answer my own question, no, it can't. I am fairly certain that would instead be никого, not ничего.