"Αυτό χρησιμοποιείται για ζώνη."

Translation: This is used for a belt.

[Lyazko]

What would be "This is being used for a belt"? Something else, or what this another correct answer?

[Chuck502519]

Is "This is being used for/as a belt" correct? Including the word "being" causes it to be marked wrong in a freeform text translation exercise.

[jaye16]

...is being used has been added. Thank you.

[Rob43066]

It is still being marked wrong two years later :)

[jaye16]

We have several sentences in the incubator using "....is being used" but without seeing exactly what you wrote wd can't say why yours wasn't accepted.

Have you reported it?

[ArinVeland]

How is the "οιεί" part of "χρησιμοποιείται" pronounced?

[troll1995]

It's ee,ee (like saying bee bee without the Bs)

[britomat]

I put ' this' but got marked wrong and told that it was IT. How do I know when αυτο is this or it?

[danbenavides]

Does this make sense? D:

[jaye16]

Without context, you can imagine various scenes. "What is this blue ribbon used for." "This is used for a belt." Hope that helps.

[trezost]

except that in English I would have said: "This is used as a belt"

[KeithAndre18]

IMHO "for a belt" and "as a belt" have almost identical meanings and could be used interchangeably. However, there is a slight, nuanced difference between the two. To me, the way they are used here, "as" means in a similar way, and "for" implies in place of. "For" can also be used in a way that implies "with". Consider "this part is used for a car" as opposed to "this part is used as a car". So, "for a belt" could also mean with a belt or as part of a belt. ... All that said, "for a belt" and "as a belt" both make sense to me!

[jaye16]

for and as are both accepted as translations for this sentence. If one was not accepted there might be another error. Please send a screenshot.

[GiorgioYianni]

"This (component) is used for a belt" would make sense IMHO. The phrase "used as" implies an improvised/makeshift use and not the intended/recommended use.

[trezost]

Hmm... I think the Greek sentence itself refers to "this (component)" as an improvised/makeshift item; otherwise it would have been "Αυτή είναι η ζώνη" (this is the belt)

[britomat]

I put 'this' but got marked wrong, should have been IT. How do I know when αυτο is this or it?

[jaye16]

Any one of these should have been accepted: "This is/That is/That's/It is/It's". If it wasn't it is a technical error and should be reported directly here:

https://support.duolingo.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

Thank you for your assistance.

[Anzjeliekje]

Why it's not, "αυτη"? Is it not "αυτή ζώνη" ?

[GiorgioYianni]

Καλημέρα, πολύ καλή ερώτηση. Η πλήρης φράση με το αντικείμενο που λείπει είναι:

Αυτό (το αντικείμενο) χρησιμοποιείται σαν ζώνη.

Good morning, that's a very good question. The complete phrase with the omitted subject is:

This (object) is used for a belt.

[HastaLaVista83]

Could it also be "ως ζώνη" meaning "as a belt". Is "ως" correct?

[D_..]

If you say ως, it means that it is actually a belt. If you say σαν it means that it is something else but you can also use it like you use a belt.