"Haben wir auch seine Bücher?"

Translation: Do we also have his books?

[GloriaGudalupe]

I been told that this is fine: Do we have his books also?

[lily895654]

Im native english speaker and i put this for the answer, duo marked it wrong.

[michael.a.travis]

American English is my mother tongue. I also used this word order ("Do we have his books also?") as it sounds most natural and clear (i.e. Do we have his books in addition to other things?). DL disallowed that answer. "Do we ALSO have his books?" seems to imply that some more of "his books" may be in the possession of others," which to me is saying something different from the original German sentence. Please explain.

[anna875576]

Well i did that it marked it wrong i dont know why

[LingoPepe]

Why is "Have we also his books" not accepted?

[JohnCoruna]

Agree. It sounds ok to me

[HCDaria]

As a native English speaker, I can confidently say that that would not be said.
There's probably a specific, linguistic reason why it's not used, but I am leaving that for some other person to explain. :)

[Chris562434]

Completely disagree with you, that sentence should be accepted.

[Nweech]

"Have we also got his books" clumsy but accurate imo

[Allysa62583]

i said "have we got his books too?" and it marked it wrong. doesn't it mean the same thing?

[JohnHeiby]

I am a native speaker and I would have said, "Do we have his books also?"
One can say it both ways. Both should be accepted! Duo can be too rigid at times.

[mmlak]

I think. .Have we his books also?. . Should be allowed?

[Gary228893]

"Do we have his books also" is another way of saying the same thing in English

[liz409563]

why is it not" also" i put --do we have his books also?---it says it has too be "too"??

[az_p]

I would say it depends on where you put the adverb. "Do we also have his books?" or "Do we have his books too?" both sound natural to me, but swapping those words doesn't sound as good in my opinion.

[liz409563]

true--doesn't sound right--thanks

[TheOriginalBlob]

Also (auch) is an adverb??? Where is it dupposed to be put and why

[HerrBob3]

Do we have his books too? is accepted and sounds a bit better.

[OscarRiver528927]

I used also instead of too. Check this out Duolingo

[Flannery65]

Yep Duo does not like auch translated as also. I know it is a free program but I am getting ticked off by the very naarow way sentences can be translated. It wasn't like this before.......

[TreasaWilson]

I put "Have we got his books too", which is perfectly normal English, and it marked me wrong and gave me "Do we've his books too?" That is nothing like any English I've ever heard. I sometimes wonder who translates these things.

[WilliamKir513325]

How about, do we also have her books?

[Nancy783127]

No, "seine" means his. If you wanted to say "her", you'd need ihre.

[David102921]

Sprechen Sie auch Englisch?

[Rufus989951]

I got it wrong, and it replied:
'Do we've his books too?'
Is it only me that thinks this is horrible? Like weave guys
I mean we don't shorten 'we have' in english

[StephByrne]

That sounds really wrong! It tells me "Do we also have his books?", which still sounds a little weird to me!

[fb56653]

the traNSLATION IS AMBIGUOUS YOU AND HE CANNOT HAVE HIS BOOKS He and I cannot have the identical physical books

[rJS60rED]

the English is very American: "Have we his books too?" is more ENglish.

[mostafaelmadany]

"do we have also his books "
is not accepted . for why?
- i am not native english speaker

[Dallllila]

Why not him books

[JohnHeiby]

As a native American English speaker, my first translation was: "do we have his books also." Duo's choice has a slightly different meaning, but both make sense. Duo got me twice on this trick question!