"Kobieta je jabłko."

Translation: A woman is eating an apple.

[Luke_5.1991]

Is there a reason why "the woman eats the apple" is incorrect?

[rakomaniac]

(was accepted for me right now ;) )

[Amber599783]

You had to put a instead

[Jellei]

"a apple" would be wrong ;) "an apple" would be fine. And Luke's answer is definitely correct, it should have worked.

[Alex_Ella]

I just got the same so called mistake

[Jellei]

Please provide a screenshot then, because it's definitely an accepted answer.

[lOtr585467]

Яблоко

[JessicaCel3]

Woman is eating apple? Where do the 'the's come in?

[ketrab2004]

polish doesn't have any "the's"
(as far as i know)
but they are required in english (or a)

[cauagusmao]

As like as Russian and other Slavic languages, Polish doesn't have any article. I'll know if it's 'a', 'the' and etc from the context

[Simona113224]

Is "A woman eats the apple"

[Vladislav491193]

come on...'woman eats an apple' is reported as incorrect

[timstellmach]

It is. English requires an article to introduce "woman" here.

[Kristi142652]

I typed in what the correct answer was and it still told me it was wrong.

[RedViperMartell]

Are nominative and accusative the same for jabłko?

[MarysiaRak]

Yep!

[_Q_Q]

The woman eats an apple ?

[Sayilswtor]

yeah, that's fine since there are no articles in polish.

[King2E4]

I believe that is another translation, depending on context.

[FilipSlawo]

the woman is eating a specific apple, and it dosent say in the polish translation it only describes that she eats an apple, and in my opinion as a polish person this should get changed.

[Fox_girl111]

I always wanted to learn Polish! Now my dream has come true! Thanks Duolingo!!!

[Peppercorn11]

For a moment there, I thought it said 'A woman is an apple'.

[Felix-21-21]

The woman is eating - not "jest" "is" Ja jem, ty jesz, ona je

[usefulingo]

ябwко :3

[_cibis]

dafuk I am learning polish not an english with that answer. (Woman is eating an apple incorrect.) needs write A......... lol

[Jellei]

Is it so 'lol' that a language-teaching website rejects a basic grammar error?

[Richard600716]

In some exercises 'incorrect' English is permitted. In other words the literal translation from Polish is allowed, without articles. Here it is not. Inconsistent.

[Oliver625711]

Is there a reason "a woman eats an apple" isnt accepted?

[Jellei]

No. It's an accepted option, it should have worked.

[edupond]

Why is it spelled Kobieta here and Kobietą in most other sentences?

[RoyalBryan]

I wish they would show corrections when im close but not quite there. I got it right with Kobieta je jablko. And it didnt show me that it needed the cross through the l. ł
Anyone else notice this?

[NotLolpan]

What's with all the downvotes on perfectly normal questions?

[Jellei]

I often wonder the same.

[alik1989]

Not to mention the downvotes for all the perfectly good answers.

[Mlemska]

The word "an" was not there to pick...

[Jellei]

The main translation says "A woman eats the apple", so while "an" would surely be correct and natural, it didn't have to be there.

[foxskamine]

I am the dumbest person in the world, i did "woman eat apple"

[Jellei]

Well... I've seen worse.

[Chris121576]

Oké erg fout dit!

[Jellei]

Hoezo?

[ValeriaVargas200]

Hello. What's the difference between kobietą and kobieta? When should I use the accent?

[Jellei]

That's not really an accent, it's called "ogonek" (yes, even in English), which means "little tail". It makes a different sound, which frankly it's closer to "o" than to "a". It's just the letters that are similar.

"kobieta" is the basic, Nominative form of this noun. It's used mostly for the subject of the sentence, as here.

"kobietą" is the Instrumental form. It's used mostly after "jest" and other forms of 'to be' in sentences like "Ona jest kobietą" (She is a woman).

[FCs01]

I dont know. And this is my last heart!

[Przemek696917]

Zrobcie normalne tlumaczenie, bo obcokrajowiec moze tam usłyszeć --- kobieta je "japko", a nie jabłko.