"She is sick and cannot play the final."

Translation:Ela está doente e não pode jogar a final.

January 18, 2013

19 Comments
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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/eno100

Is it so wrong to say "na final" as I did. (and which was rejected) How does using na instead of a detract from the meaning of the sentence? As far as I can see it doesn't. This is the type of thing that I find so frustrating with duolingo :)


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/happax4

Jogar na final is correct, too. I reported it.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Barbeito

The English original should read "... in the final."


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/seanachie

"Play the final" is perfectly grammatical.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/strBean

Duo's original English sounds weird to me, too. But I'm not a big sports buff.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JudithBlanche

Final is masculine in my dictionary. I put no final.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GilDuca

Selon WordReference.com, "final" est masculin pour l'espace et le temps O final da rua, o final do mês; mais féminin pour les jeux d'échecs et les compétitions sportives. http://www.wordreference.com/pten/final A final do jogo. On lit aussi ceci dans http://www.infopedia.pt/dicionarios/lingua-portuguesa/final "nome feminino: última prova de um campeonato ou competição por eliminatórias." 2015-04-18


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TonyPay459804

Enferma was not accepted 10/25/20


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique

I like this word.... so sad to know it is rarely used...


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Mesmorino

Why not "é doente"?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ramzesdidi

Because, 'é doente' means 'is a sick person'.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Mesmorino

Ah okay. Just for clarity, does that mean a person who is terminally ill or constantly ill, or a perverted person? (or both?)


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ramzesdidi

Oh, I am not sure about perverted person, but it definitely refers to a person who is constantly or terminally ill.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/FlawyerLawyer

Perverted person as well :)


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Erik27135

Why not "Ela esta enfermo e nao pode jogar a final" Too much spanish influence wirh enfermo ?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Paulenrique

"Enfermo" does exist, but it is not so common. Also, as it is related to "ela", it should be "enferma".


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/dan.gospodinov

Why doesn't it accept "ela está enferma... "? Duolingo itself says it's an acceptable translation of "sick".


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GilbertoMn6

What can I do when I give the right answer and is marked as incorrect?

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