"There are eight desks."
Translation:机が八つあります。
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Thank you! I just went through the entire list and still got stuck on 8: ひとつ、ふたつ、みっつ、よっつ、いつつ、むっつ、ななつ、err...、ここのつ、err... Ok, forgot 10, too. But thanks for reminding of 8 :D (Is it just 十 - とお?)
Correct answer does not take into account variable word order that japanese grammar allows. I think
Did you have a particular sentence order that you believe to be correct but isn't accepted?
In my Japanese classes, they said that putting the counter right before the verb is the easiest order. Although it's possible to put the counter earlier in the sentence, it involves more complicated grammar. It looks like you need to put の between the counter and the noun being counted.
“Numeral + Counter + の + Noun” https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/how-japanese-counting-systems-work-in-a-sentence/
Although word order might be somewhat flexible in Japanese, my understanding is that there isn't an unlimited amount of flexibility. Certain words really do have to go in a particular order. I've also heard that some word orders sound a lot more natural than others. So even if it's technically okay to vary the order gramatically, it might sound a bit odd.
あります is used for inanimate objects. いますis for animate objects. Example, つくえがあります。 vs 犬がいます。
its a particle/suffix functioning as a subject marker, aka. something specifically, so in this case you put it after "THE chair".
Because this one is using あります. There are some exceptions, but for the most part, you always use が with あります.
because が and は are very context dependant. In general, the latter is used when introducing new information into the conversation. The former is used when something has already been mentioned and can be understood from the context It's more complex and I am far, far from fluent at Japanese, so take my awnser with a big grain of salt
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Why are the "number" sounds for counting different than regular numbers or to tell time? Eg 8 is "hachi" everywhere else but here it is "yatsu"
According to this: https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/how-japanese-counting-systems-work-in-a-sentence/
"There are two basic sentence patterns:
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Numeral + Counter + の + Noun, e.g. ３冊さんさつの本ほんを（買かう / 買かいます）
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Noun + Particle + Numeral + Counter, e.g. 本ほんを３冊さんさつ（買かう / 買かいます"
For some reason this also accepts the following as a correct answer: 机八つがあります。 The が particle being after the counter. Is this right as well?
I remember this pronunciation of "eight" easily because one of my favorite sayings uses it: 「七転び、八起き。」 (ななころび、やおき) "Fall down seven times, stand up eight."
Which would be the more natural of the two correct answers? 机が八つあります or 八つ机があります?