"Die Stühle bestehen aus Plastik."

Translation: The chairs are made of plastic.

[Neubaten91]

Why is the translation ' made FROM plastic' not acceptable ??

[bestbill]

agree ...should be

[rauchbier123]

I also agree and just reported it

[rodriguezjosec]

Is bestehen usually used to indicate what things are made of?

[person243]

Yes.

"bestehen" = to be made of, to exist, to pass (a test)

These are the three major meanings of "bestehen". The important thing in this sentence that indicates the "made of"- meaning is the "aus". Other ways to say this are:

"Sie sind aus Plastik", "Sie wurden/sind aus Plastik hergestellt/gemacht/gefertigt/erbaut/zusammengesetzt."

If you have something like "aus /stuff/" it normally indicates that it is made of this /stuff/. The most often used verbs in this case are "bestehen" and "sein".

I hope I could be of help.

[JWestDE]

The chairs are made FROM plastic is marked incorrect which makes no sense.

[bestbill]

agreed 'from' also works

[JAVillaverde]

https://es.duolingo.com/comment/11308929 Explain difference between "Plastik" and "Kunststoff".

[bestbill]

"from plastic" as opposd to "of Plastic"is, I feel is entirely acceptable

[MarkoPlahuta]

i checked some dictionaries and bestehen was translated to consist, exist, insist, pass, so i wrote The chairs consist of plastic. It does sound odd in english to me, but is it wrong?

[rauchbier123]

I don't know if it's wrong, ie, has a slightly different meaning, but to these Amer Engl ears, it sounds a little strange...