"A fekete épületen van egy óra."

Translation: There is a clock on the black building.

[AlsEenPoffertje]

Could this sentence be "A clock is on the black building," or would that be "A fekete épületen egy óra van"?

[spiraldancing]

I'm not a native, but I believe your translation is correct. If it wasn't accepted, report it with the "Report a problem" button. Let the course developers decide if your version should be included.

[gergo2]

If you mean to say it like "a clock is on the black building", emphasizing the particular building, it would be "a fekete épületen van egy óra" (or maybe "egy óra a fekete épületen van", though that doesn't sound good to me).

Finally, "a fekete épületen egy óra van" would emphasize the clock: "there is a clock on the black building, not something else".

[BigWayne19]

--------- the black building has a clock ?

[AnCatDubh]

Is this a reference to an actual landmark?

[yakatka]

Can we translate épület as a "house"?

[mizinamo]

Not all buildings are houses. A hospital, for example, is a building (an épület) but not what you'd usually call a "house".

[BigWayne19]

--------- and, e'pu:lni = to build . . .