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"The balcony is facing the North."
Translation:Der Balkon liegt zum Norden hinaus.
February 5, 2013
24 Comments
pont
10
I mistakenly used "Nord" here, which seems (from a little research) rather to be used in compound words and abbreviated contexts. I accept that "Norden" is correct, but mostly I'm confused about Duolingo's explanation of my mistake: «You used the singular "Nord" here instead of the plural "Norden"». Both dict.cc and Wiktionary tell me that "Norden" is singular; Wiktionary even informs me that it has no plural! Any ideas what's going on here?
CarolZaczk
1443
I think that "hinaus" refers to a view that is away from the balcony. After trying several of the alternatives menioned in this discussion, the one that seems best is "Der Balkon sieht zum Norden hinaus".