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- "На земле лежит собака."
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I answered "The dog is lying on the ground". Would that only apply to "собака лежит На земле", because the subject appears first in that sentence? Or should my answer also have been accepted?
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Olimo, I had answered: The dog is lying on the ground. I was under the understanding that "dog" being the subject to place it in the beginning of the sentence when translated, which I did. So my question is did I get it wrong for using the word "the" instead of "a"? If so why? thanks for your time.
It's wrong, because how else is Duolingo going to shove adds down your throat if they don't fail you for things that you got right.
Duolingo Russian is apparently forcing me to re-learn the difference between "lay" and "lie" from back in high school...
I said "A dog lies on the ground," and that seems to be incorrect. How would they differ in Russian?
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Actually, here 'is' in your sentence means that the dog is STANDING or PRESENT on the ground. It would be 'Собака - на земле'.
"The dog is lying on the ground." was also not accepted. That's simply an article change from "A" to "The". Is this a Duolingo omission or can we actually distinguish between which is which in this context?
I got marked wrong because I used "The" instead of "A". It seems as though "The" should be accepted.
"On the ground there is a dog" didn't work either... I don't think I have to use "lies"
