"Ott nincsenek hajók."
Translation:There are no ships there.
July 29, 2016
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Levi
3079
Here's my 2 cents:
boat = csónak
ship = hajó
And then there are the exceptions, of course - which I've debated on another sentence.
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
Levi
3079
@nikolasssssssss: The Duolingo sentence is plural (ships), and what you wrote is singular (ship).
TokoPfirsich
1017
My "There aren't ships there." was marked incorrect. Is this really incorrect? If yes, why?