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Translation:Η ερώτησή σου δεν έχει απάντηση.
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This was an excellent exercise because it alerts us to pay attention to accents.
I typed "Η ερώτηση σου δεν έχει ενα απάντηση" but was scored wrong. Wheb should I leave out an article when it's shown in the sentence in English?
Nevermind, answered my own question. "Μια απάντηση" is what is correct and accepted
When a word is stressed on the third-to-last syllable and is followed by a possessive pronoun, the last syllable gets accented as well. In fact, in my understanding, the course is wrong in saying that both forms are correct; the double-accented form is the only correct one.
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@furrykef: Thank you for this excellent comment! And you are quite right - only the double-accented form is the correct one.
well in addition to being formal, it is also plural. so I think duolingo is just trying to reinforce that there is a word for "you plural" that is not in english. but it is kinda dumb
It's not rejected. If your sentence was not accepted you should have used the Report option on the exercise page otherwise we cannot see what y ou wrote.
How come sometimes in Greek, ντ creates a "d" sound like ποντικι but other times is "nt" like απάντηση
It's never nt, it's either d or nd. When in the beginning of the sentence it's only d, when in the middle it can be either d or nd (nd is more proper). So you can say apandisi or apadisi, podiki or pondiki.
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Thank you. --- I am very pleased to read that the usual pronunciation is "apandisi"! --- Before I read your comment I thought only "apandisi" could be the correct pronunciation. But also "apadisi"? Πόπο! :-)
I answered: Η ερωτηση σου δεν εχει ενα απαντηση
Was it wrong because of 'ενα'? Why is the 'an' not necessary in this sentence?
You could have used "μια/μία" because the word "απάντηση" feminine grammatical gender. This has been asked and answered a couple of times on this page.
In case you're asking the usual question about whether the indefinite article is included in the Greek sentences, the answer is that it is not, if specifying the amount of the thing in discussion doesn't matter.
