"かのじょはかさをさしていません。"

Translation: She is not putting up her umbrella.

[leeviticus]

Rihanna has given up on you

[Mtg86]

彼女は傘を差していません。

[Ashley457984]

"She doesn't put up the umbrella" isnt accepted, but is more accurate.

[kelsi602]

さしています is the progressive form: "putting"

[V2Blast]

Yep. And さしていません is the negation of the progressive tense.

[MaynardHogg]

Nope. ている doesn't always mean progressive. More like present perfect here.

死んている = He's dead, Jim.

[MKanai]

Does "put up" here mean "open" or "put away"?

[V2Blast]

The former. "Using" instead of "putting up" also works.

[Achim349471]

No, she is possibly putting it up for sale. The only context in which i would 'put up' an umbrella

[RobbPorter]

"putting up" is just as common as "using", in English, when referring to an umbrella.

[mccollumj]

My dictionary has so many definitions for 差す ( さす )... is there any rule for when it would usually be used with which meaning?

[MaynardHogg]

One has to look at the direct object—i.e., the collocations.

[MattSpano2]

To put up
To me means..
To put away...
I get what they're trying to say, but i think the translation should read
"She is not opening her umbrella."

[hmcliesh1]

"She is not putting her umbrella up " was marked wrong.

[MaynardHogg]

As well it should be.

[5lectro]

Is this even proper english?

[MaynardHogg]

I don't know, but it doesn't correspond to the Japanese.

[_Othique_]

Would you be able to use "彼女の..." or is it only は?

[KMosuzu]

No, you cannot say so in this context. 彼女の傘を差していません means 「の」is showing possession therefore it will mean '(Whoever the person) is not putting up HER umbrella.'

If there is this guy is putting up a lovely flower-patterned umbrella. Then his friends saw him. One friend asked, 'Is he putting up his GF's umbrella?' and the other friend replied, 'Nah, he is not putting up her umbrella but his own.' then 彼女の傘を is possible.

[_Othique_]

The answer according to duolingo says it is HER umbrella.
彼女は傘を差していません。
She is not putting up THE umbrella.
彼女の傘を差していません。
She is not putting up HER umbrella.

If this is how it is, then the duo answer is wrong, and I need to report it.

[MaynardHogg]

Her, the, an all work.

[_Othique_]

Still wondering this... 彼女の傘を差していません? Otherwise it's technically "She will not put up the umbrella."

[MaynardHogg]

She is the actor/agent—i.e., subject (or topic).

[Fuad989]

why is " she is not opening her umbrella" wrong?

[MaynardHogg]

The semantis of the verb dictate what in English would be perfect: She hasn't opened an umbrella.

[AlanS.6]

Duolingo won't accept "She isn't holding up her umbrella." Does the verb 差す refer only to the act of raising an object?

[MaynardHogg]

Hmm. That fits the facts, but not the Japanese verb.

[BenJammin234988]

She remains wet as she waits for him to come.