"Nein, eine Zitrone ist nicht gut."

Translation: No, a lemon is not good.

[Peelyo]

Sometimes Duolingo comes up with some really funny sentences. I can't imagine ever being in a heated conversation where one would be frustrated by another's praise of a lemon!

I might add it makes Duolingo more interesting, it's not a negative!

[SoubrettePiano]

Maybe if it translated as "no, one lemon is not good," you might be saying that one lemon is rotten or something.

[apitimur]

Maybe they need more lemon.. "One lemon is not good (enough)"

[Fluffychickens]

Yes, because everybody loves lemons. right?

I <3 lemon.

[YuriNoronha]

that seems to be most adequate situation to consider...

[bmr209]

He could've asked for a lime and was offered a lemon so he says that a lemon is not good since he needs a lime.

[NeroSonic]

I like lemons though :(

[brittneyboo1]

me too!

[boattalker]

I have a question on the grammar. Wouldn't the more accurate phrasing be "Nein, eine Zitrone ist gut nicht." with the negative coming last? I realize direct english translation sounds outdated old english but I thought most German Grammar kept this pattern or does this relate to a concept in later lessons? Or is this more like a grammar professor getting overly specific and uptight about day to day speech? :)

[Luftzitrone]

I also have that question. Glad to see someone else does too :D

[PaisleySwan]

Nicht follows verbs and adverbs "of time" (such as heute (today), gestern (yesterday), etc). Gut is an adjective, so it would not follow it in this case.

[SSoomia]

Since it is negating GUT, then it is before GUT, but if it is negating IST, then it would be at the end of the sentence. (I am not yelling, I just do not feel like using apostrophes and quotation marks, as I am on INTL keyboard)

[Angel831279]

So is it actually
One of the lemons is bad.
or
Just one lemon is not good enough.
This sentence is ambiguous to me.

[Bruno_ist_Prima]

Why did they make me say this sentence??!!!! I love lemons!! When I get one in my water, I just take it put and eat it!!

[Notaku7]

Why is 'a lemon' right but 'the lemon' is wrong? They are the same quantity in english is that not how it would translate?

[tu.8zPhLD72zzoZN]

No, it would not translate that way. "the lemon" would be "die Zitrone". for a specific lemon. (definite article)

"eine Zitrone" or "a lemon" is any lemon. (indefinite article)

[SSoomia]

Do you use ‘‘A’’ and ‘‘The’’ in the same contexts? You aren’t supposed to in English.

[AbbyRieck]

All I'm picturing is an "Is Pepsi ok?" type of situation but the dude just freaks out and starts screaming because no. A lemon is not ok.

[Roi19867]

Lemon contains a wide range of health benefits and other nutritional values. As they are rich source of vitamin C, providing 64% of the Daily Value in a 100 g serving.

Lemons contain numerous phytochemicals, including polyphenols, terpenes, and tannins. Lemon juice contains slightly more citric acid than lime juice (about 47 g/l), nearly twice the citric acid of grapefruit juice, and about five times the amount of citric acid found in orange juice

[SSoomia]

um... I don‘t think that is what they meant?