Topic: Polish

"On widzi wino."

Translation:He sees wine.

December 18, 2015

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/sirwootalot

    Ale, on nie pije tego wina? Niedobrze!

    January 23, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Gabriel_Bach

      "He is seeing the wine" should be accepted, shouldn't it?

      December 21, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/lucas.hbs

        Yes, i think so. Reported it :P

        December 24, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/WarsawWill
        • 124

        No. In this meaning, "see" is a state/stative verb and we don't use it in the Continuous ("ing") form. We usually only use it in Continuous form when it means meeting somebody - "I'm seeing her tomorrow", or having a romantic relationship with someone - "She's seeing somebody new"..

        https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/non-continuous-verbs

        May 14, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/AnneMacek
        • 281

        "He sees the wine" is wrong. Since Polish doesn't use articles, I assumed "a" and "the" could be stuck in wherever it made sense in the English translation. Oh well, back to the drawing board.

        February 5, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
        Mod

          "He sees the wine" is an accepted answer, it should have worked.

          February 6, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/AnneMacek
          • 281

          Thanks Jellei. Here’s a lingot.

          February 6, 2019
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