"Ott nincsenek hajók."

Translation: There are no ships there.

[SamanthaGasmire]

Whats the difference between boat and ship in Hungarian?

[jsiehler]

Hajó can translate to either word, "boat" or "ship." There's some inconsistency about which words are accepted in these exercises. You can report it if it doesn't accept one of them for you.

[Levi]

Here's my 2 cents:

boat = csónak
ship = hajó

And then there are the exceptions, of course - which I've debated on another sentence.

[SamanthaGasmire]

Ok köszi!

[dervlaofla]

Why is 'there's no ships there' incorrect

[jzsuzsi]

Is "there's" a contraction for "there are"?

[Liggliluff]

Yes, "there's birds here" is accepted, it's just not formal proper English.

In speaking and in some informal writing, we use there’s even when it refers to more than one. This use could be considered incorrect in formal writing or in an examination

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/there-is-there-s-and-there-are

[Plantersnigel]

Because it mixes plural and singular. "are" is used when there are many things and "is/'s is for when there is one thing.
"There are no ships there" is the plural form, and "There's/There is no ship there" is the singular form.

[nikolasssssssss]

What is the difference between this and "Ott nincs hajó"?

[Levi]

@nikolasssssssss: The Duolingo sentence is plural (ships), and what you wrote is singular (ship).

[Hangaroid]

That would be "There is no ship there."

[TokoPfirsich]

My "There aren't ships there." was marked incorrect. Is this really incorrect? If yes, why?

[Rosa51214]

Why is "No ships are there." incorrect?