"Ona nigdy się tu nie pojawiła za dnia."
Translation:She never appeared here during the day.
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How do I know where to put the "się" in this sentence? It usually follows the verb, but not always. The "nie" precedes the verb, so it is the "tu" and the "się" that confuse me.
It's not that easy. Generally, it could be on either side of the verb, but it cannot start the sentence and it shouldn't end the sentence. But sometimes one of the versions sounds a lot better than the other one and there isn't any real reason other than 'it just sounds better stylistically'.
But it can also be divided from its verb by several words, even. Just like here. "się tu nie pojawiła" sounds perfectly natural to me. "nie pojawiła się tu" on its own as well, but then "tu" would land at the end of the sentence and that's inadvisable. "tu się nie pojawiła" is perfectly fine as well.
"się nie tu pojawiła" or "pojawiła się nie tu" would mean "appeared not here", so they're wrong.
Is "sie" necessary here. Does the sentence: "Ona nigdy tu nie pojaLiwa za dnia" not make sens? Sorry I can't make the PL letters in this section.
No. Some reflexive verbs change the meaning just a bit if you remove "się" (myć się - to wash oneself, myć - to wash), some change the meaning completely, and some just stop making any sense. This is an example of this third group.
At least the position of the reflexive particle in English is relatively fixed :-) !
So za godzina means in one hour, but za dnia means during the day, is that right?
Za godzinę and za dzień mean in the specified time period. Za dnia means during daylight hours or in the daytime.
Well... I guess there are contexts when this would be acceptable, added.
Can you clarify the case, please, for 'za dnia'? Wiktionary shows 'DNIA' only for genitive, but the hint shows it for accusative and genitive. I've looked at various sources on the Internet and can't find the actual meaning of 'ZA' as 'During'. Can you please clarify for me. Thanks.
The hints are incomplete in terms of cases - in fact Duolingo doesn't want us to put cases in hints because it messes with some exercises. Hopefully one day they will find a way to display them in a way that isn't problematic at all, as it would be really helpful for the learners.
"za" here takes Genitive indeed. But it isn't used much in such a meaning, only in some fixed phrases. "za dnia" = "during the day", "za moich czasów" = "in my times/in my days", "za Margaret Thatcher" = "during the time when Thatcher was in power", and a few other usages.
'She never appeared for a day' Meaning for just one day she was not going to appear could not be possible?
No, "za dnia" means exactly "during daytime". However, it is possible that she appeared here at night (once or many times).
I fear I disagree. "In the daytime" feels right to me, though, and that is an accepted option.
Hi, can you translate this as 'she never turned up here during the day' or is that too colloquial? It wasn't accepted. Thanks
Na ile to rozumiem, "the day" tutaj to bardziej "the daytime", a więc jak gdyby "w porze dziennej".
"a day" znaczyłoby tyle, co "w ciągu jakiegoś dnia", co nie jest tym, o co nam chodzi.