Topic: German

"Die Jacken sind nicht gelb."

Translation:The jackets are not yellow.

January 23, 2013

14 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/chogu
  • 429

It sounds like Jagen

January 23, 2013
https://www.duolingo.com/wataya

    Yes, the pronunciation is wrong. It should be a short 'a' and a hard 'ck'.

    January 24, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/owngrfld

      I'm glad it's not just me that put 'Jagen' in based on the pronunciation.

      December 8, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/snbutler
      • 1085

      The pronunciation of the second word is terrible here.

      May 13, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/cpendleton

        I thought that "coat" was der Mantel.

        July 1, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/wataya

          Yes. You're right.

          July 1, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/dvdtknsn

            This is a pain. On another question I got penalised for using Mantel for Jacket and this one requires it. Where is the consistency!

            July 23, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/jess1camar1e

              coat = der Mantel; jacket = die Jacke

              July 24, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/rickhardt

                Why here we don´t use kein? Because "geld" is working like an adjetive? or because life is hard?

                July 13, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/wataya

                  See here: http://german.about.com/od/grammar/a/German-Negation.htm

                  In our case it's 'nicht' because of the predicative use of 'gelb'. (Last rule in the nicht section on the page I linked to). A sentence with 'kein' would be: "Das sind keine gelben Jacken". (Note that in this case 'gelb' is used attributively)

                  July 13, 2013
                  https://www.duolingo.com/HannahCalaman

                    it sounds like "Yaken"

                    March 23, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/stevenjayipad

                      We heard "yarden"?

                      March 6, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/czavatta

                        Die Aussprache ist miserabel

                        March 12, 2014
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Olivia626052

                          "Gelb" sounds like it is pronounced "gelp" here. Is this correct?

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