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"Der Tisch ist nicht aus Eisen, sondern aus Plastik."
Translation:The table is not made of iron, but of plastic.
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they've rejected a number of correct English translations, & they don't seem to have considered how people actually speak and write (correctly). very frustrating!
Well, I just added some suggestions from the problem reports. There are currently 682 accepted variants.
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I think there should be 683. "The table is not made of iron, but instead of plastic" should be accepted.
I agree - it is not made of iron, but plastic is perfectly correct spoken English
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my only difference is, made "of" iron and they say, made "from" iron, otherwise identical but marked wrong. Aren't "of" and "from" interchangeable. ?????
"The table is not made of iron, but from plastic" is an acceptable solution. Perhaps you had an unintentional mistake? If you see a problem with this sentence again, report it as a bug.
And then, what will happen? Are you trying to tell me that they will fix the bugs? I will be very surprised......
Well, actually, within the last two weeks I've had two emails from Duolingo thanking me for alternative translation suggestions, which they have added to the database. If you want to flag something up direct to Duolingo, click on the FLAG icon on the answer screen, and select, "My answer should have been accepted", or type free text at the bottom.
Joanna, Have you received those for this German course? I've received them, too, but it seems that there is more frequent & rigorous review of some courses than others. I'm not sure, but I don't think I've ever received any for the Eng -> German course. Also neither the tree nor the stories for this course have been expanded in the last 2+ years, whereas other courses have undergone a number of changes, including expansions.
Yes. People do complain a lot, but I still think it's a very good course. It's entertaining, I'm learning a lot and I've not actually paid for it.
I guess I have pressed that flag about 2-300 times the last three years. And I also got a few mails like them you received.....but the chanses are very very small....about 1% I guess
I do agree with this. Even tho I do understand that in German this might not be the case. In English "made of" can be replaced by "composed of" while "made from" is more "by the action of".
I wrote "The table is not made of iron but plastic" and it was rejected.
This is a very frustrating sentence. It accepts nothing but one specific sentence. "The table is made not from iron but rather from plastic" is not accepted. Can anyone explain why?
I see a comment from 3 weeks ago from a mod stating 682 answers are accepted. About your sentence, I would say "The table is not made of Iron" but yours should work also (except the "not" placement)
The "not" in SimMoor's suggestion is not in the most usual place but this word order is familiar to me as a valid option. It is interesting how much one sentence can vary!
Why is this answer wrong? Can someone please clarify? "The table is not made of iron, but made of plastic". The error is shown for the phrase "but made of plastic".
You've repeated "made", which to me sounds at best unnecessary and at worst slightly awkward. I've accepted it though.
I was told my translation of "Ist die Wand aus Beton oder aus Holz?" was incorrect. I had written "Is the wall made of concrete or of wood?". So for this exercise I omitted the second "of" and wrote "The table is not made of iron but plastic" and was told I needed to include the "of". Is the difference because of the comma and the word "but". Both versions work for me in English. Can anyone explain the difference?
Because it’s for the outside terrace where it can handle being in the rain.
My sentence could be accebecause it is grammatically correct
That's a necessary but not sufficient condition for a sentence to be accepted.
You cannot simply type "I have a ball." as a translation for every German sentence and then demand that it be accepted because "it is grammatically correct".
Also, if you have a question about a sentence that was not accepted, please always quote the entire sentence you are referring to.
"The table is not made of iron, but plastic" was rejected. In my opinion, you can leave the second "of" out in this case.
Die komplette Lösung stand schon da. The complete answer was given allready.
To be "made out of something" is accepted, but to be "out of something" is not.
Not officially, but in a sense yes -- it's not used as frequently in day-to-day speech, in my experience. The "court of public opinion" has "voted" on it rather than any central language governing body.
Why is " The table is not made of iron, but from plastic." incorrect? "made of" according to the hints is an allowable translation.
Why is my translation of "The table is not made from iron, but rather it is made of plastic." incorrect?
I wrote "The table is not out of iron but out of plastic." It should be accepted. The inclusion of the word "made" should not be compulsory. English speach does not require it. I am a native English speaker.
Where do you live that that sentence makes sense? In the UK you absolutely need the word 'made'.
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Aside from the translation related issue .... "Der tisch sounds like "die tische" in this perticular audio
How was I supposed to know where the - made goes
This course is for English speakers, so it assumes that learners know how to create sentences that sound reasonably natural in English.
"The table is not made of iron, but plastic" apparently isn't correct, yet it sounds more natural than the suggested translation.
Sumclut, I agree, your sentence sounds good in English. Did you report it? (Click on the flag next to or below the answer they give and you can send a message to the Duolingo team.)
The table is not made of Iron but rather plastic - is a correct translation
In English there is really no need to include the second of (my answer was rejected). Is it essential to include both ofs in German?
It would be great if "The table is not made of iron, but rather plastic" was accepted.
Looks fine to me. It may be that there are so many possibilities, they haven't thought of them all. If you get the chance, report it!
Seems ok. I would tend to say "The table is made not of iron but of plastic." Or "The table is not made of iron but of plastic." if using this sort of format.
I agree completely. Your two versions, pellucidon, both look good to me; even better than the version suggested by MuhammedAl504826. As I mentioned before, I think a lot of possible answers are worthy of being accepted. Keep on reporting, guys, and these other options may be included.
"The table is not made of iron, but plastic" is not accepted. Dropping the second "of" is perfectly normal in English. Took me ages to figure out why I kept getting this wrong.
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"The table is not made of iron, but plastic" why rejected, this is a natural translation. I can use Google for a direct translation but I expect Duolingo to teach a language
I might be wrong, but I think this is not accepted because if you do not have the second “of”, it could be misunderstood as the plastic is made of iron. Or it could just be because the German sentence has “aus” twice. That would mean we need to translate using “of” twice.
I think that the clause "made from" is incorrect, the standard English says that "anything is made of", just a regence problem.
"The table is not made of steel but of plastic" - is not accepted. Reported. It seems a bit silly when so many of the published answers are "made of" rather than "made from", which are both interchangeable and equally acceptable.
How about: The table is not made of iron, but is made of plastic. This answer was not accepted.
This seems like a decent translation. Posting it on this forum may not get it noticed by the people who decide what goes into the database of accepted answers though. Did you report it? If not, please do report it at the next available opportunity - by flagging it up - that is, click on the FLAG and select "My answer should have been accepted". After that, it's up to the powers that be.
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Duo is gettjng very annoying with its rather poor english translations. The second of is not needed at all.
To be consistent with other exercises--many of them--in this unit, "The table is not iron but plastic" should be accepted, unless someone has a good reason otherwise.
In English, a table (or any furniture) is not made of "iron" but of "steel", ie "steel furniture". When I was a teenager, I had a job welding steel tables.
"The table is not made of steel, but of plastic" should be accepted. But Duo doesn't accept "of" either.
I'm not really sure what you mean, but if you encounter a bug with the functionality of the app (not the grammar of the translation) you should take screenshots and report it here: https://support.duolingo.com/hc/en-us/articles/204728264-How-do-I-report-a-bug-
