Topic: Japanese

"まどをしめます。"

Translation:I will close the window.

June 19, 2017

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Akairyuu1

    'I shut the window' should also be correct

    June 30, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/morvan82
    • 330

    "Shut" is a common synonym of close. I already reported it.

    December 2, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/arcferrari248

      窓を閉めます。

      December 2, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/Kelly5241988

        Close the window. < Also fine, especially as there's no "I" word in there... You'd be able to tell by context who's referring to whom...

        June 26, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/V2Blast
        • 20

        That is a command in English. The Japanese sentence is not a command; it's just a present tense verb. "I close the window" or "you close the window" (or some other subject) would be an acceptable translation, but the English sentence does need a subject.

        July 14, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/RobbPorter
        • 3

        It's always "I" in Duolingo, unless specifically mentioned otherwise.

        February 19, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/Suetois
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        • 882

        I said, "l shut the window." Duo wants, "I close the window." Is there another word that would be used to mean "shut," or should I report this as a valid alternate translation?

        February 1, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/Branden540203
        • 153

        The tips and notes section for this lesson says that しめます is open, not close. Not sure how else to point this out.

        April 2, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/ImberNocti
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        • 43

        窓を閉めます should be accepted, right?

        May 6, 2019
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