Topic: Polish

"Mniejszość ludzi lubi poniedziałek."

Translation:The minority of people like Monday.

August 31, 2016

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Stefan873422
  • 1157

I sense that this should be Mondays – in the plural – in English (at least in British English). The person speaking presumably doesn't like >all< Mondays. The example sentence might be correct, say, if you were discussing plans next week. 'Tuesday will be alright, but I don't like Monday,' but that's an unlikely context.

February 12, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jellei
Mod

    I agree with that. But the problem is, that we are unable to change the default Polish sentence (to say "poniedziałki", Mondays). And imperfect how it is, only "Monday" is a translation of it. So it has to stay.

    We won't let such awkward sentences happen in the new version of the course ;)

    February 13, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MichaelFivez

      A minority should be correct as well ?

      August 31, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jellei
      Mod

        I guess it should. Added.

        August 31, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Mudkip20

          The minority of THE people?

          November 28, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LICA98
          • 890

          can't it be "most people don't like Monday(s)"... yeah I know the structure is totally different but it sounds much more natural

          September 11, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jellei
          Mod

            I agree that it does, but it is totally different, as you said.

            September 12, 2018

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