"She is sick and cannot play the final."

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

[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 :)

[Emersono]

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

[Barbeito]

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

[seanachie]

"Play the final" is perfectly grammatical.

[strBean]

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

[JudithBlanche]

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

[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

[Mesmorino]

Why not "é doente"?

[ramzesdidi]

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

[Mesmorino]

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

[ramzesdidi]

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

[Erik27135]

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

[Paulenrique]

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

[MichaelPay459804]

Enferma was not accepted 10/25/20

[Paulenrique]

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