"The red jacket is not to the left."

Translation: Die rote Jacke ist nicht links.

[ArmasUkkoM]

It is wrong, because "sein" does not indicate direction, whereas "nach links" is only used when there is a movement "to the left". You can make a line of three expressions: nach links - links - von links ; nach rechts - rechts - von rechts - nach oben/unten - oben/unten - von oben/unten.

[retepkilvap]

Thanks, I was only confused by the English expression "to the left", where I would expect only "left", or "on the left".

[retepkilvap]

Why nach links is wrong?

[zengator]

nach links indicates movement.

First thing ArmasUkko wrote above.

[Csabaa]

Am links?

[zengator]

Nein. Nur "links".