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If you're asking whether "έχει" is an accepted translation then the answer is "yes".
It won't accept Ο άνδρας (even when the rest of the sentence is correct). July 2020 [I did a report.]
Of course, as always either "άντρας" or "άνδρας" are always accepted...except if it was a Listening Exercise in which case only the word spoken would have been accepted. And in this case, it was "άντρας".
You should have made a Report the help Duolingo keep track.
A tiny diversion. Using "is" alters the meaning. It would refer to "a character" as in a theatrical production, a movie etc.
"Personality" and "character" are not the same. "Personality" is the outward observable behavior while "character" is the ethical and moral structure of the person. here
So χαρακτήρας is a noun that expresses a person with this quality, or a noun that expresses the quality or a predicate adjective, closer to "This man is 'of good character'"
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Έχει got marked correct but would it be more common to use είναι for this type of phrase
I think χαρακτήρας is an abstract noun which is the quality of person he is. It's not
- an unusual person, or character in a book or play
- an adjective
It's something you have in Greek.
Either is fine, "είναι" is the verb used more often in this case.
If it were a character in a play, one would use "είναι".
Then according to G.Georgopoulos it can also be the person of my first bullet point, so also someone you can be.
Could refer to a character in a book as well, but I don't think it's as common.
Again, "χαρακτήρας". Just like in English (for obvious reasons). I'm talking about the characters that the actors portray, not the actors themselves.
One tiny elaboration on the many suggestions here. For the preferred translation using "has" instead of "is", I would prefer the translation "This man has good character." In this case the "a" emphasizes the singularity of the character, like ένα can in Greek. So:
This man has good character. = He can be trusted.
This man has a good character. = He has one good thing about him but otherwise is not to be trusted.
At least add "This man has good character" as one of the accepted answers.
That's right but these are two different languages and things are expressed differently. However, this question has already been answered on this page.
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