"Per sei mesi si allena da solo."

Translation: For six months he trains alone.

[kforte318]

Why can't this be "For six months she trains alone"?

[marziotta]

Because there is "SOLO" which is masculine.

"For six months she trains alone" would translate into "Per sei mesi si allena da sola"

[John529553]

Thank you

[DavidCaldw1]

Can't believe I got that right on first try! Think the Italian is finally starting to meld with my brain.

[basmatiheather]

I wrote "for six months he works out alone". "He works out" was the translation for "si allena" in another answer, but was marked incorrectly on this one. Very frustrating.

[harley525017]

In North American English we would likely say "works out" over "trains" too

[vanessam79]

"Has trained" sounds a lot better in English!

[Dino705106]

This sentence could be in response to the question "What does his training schedule look like" answer: "Well... For six months he trains alone, then for the next six months he trains with someone else". 'Has trained' would not be correct.

[coloraday]

Not accepted by Duo though. :(

[EliavLavi]

Is "For six months one trains alone" nessecarily a mistake?

[mmseiple]

Yes, because "allenarsi" is reflexive, so for the impersonal you would need to add "ci": "ci si allena."

[ruth-mac]

I'd say "one trains alone" would be ok here!

[masholita]

Is "For six months he trains himself alone" incorrect?

[sim006]

In English, the "himself" is implied with the verb train.

[Aicandyrockstar]

For the longest time i saw the word "trains" and could only think of the transportation! I was completely baffled.
Me two minutes ago: What horrible sentence is "trains alone!?"
Realization sets in
"oh."
Time to put Duolingo down. Haha i think my brain is feeling a little fried.

[carli1195]

Is there a different verb for 'coaching oneself' - as in, rather than getting a personal trainer or joining a class?

[Virginia658405]

It could also be she, so why is it wrong?

[f.formica]

That would be da sola

[jlco]

Thank you Marziotta!

[ERMcampbell]

Why "For six months he is training alone" is wrong?

[dhunteroz]

Allena is present tense, not continuous present tense (gerund) "allenando", and duolingo is particular that you maintain the tense of the verb.
Also "For six months, he is training alone" could work but sounds funny, I would prefer "He is training alone for six months". My 2 cents.

[VitaBonaEst]

"For six months he trains himself alone"?

[EinarBerg]

Why did I get an error on this: "She trains alone for six months"? Is there a gender indication here?

[ThomasHell2]

Yes, "da solo" is masculine. Were it a woman, it would have been "da sola".

[TanyaBella76]

where does it show the gender is male?
; as I thought 'si' was unisex

[Jan534792]

....'by himself' should be accepted as in the hints. More natural English.

[WallKids]

Wow, he trained a lot

[AndrBallon]

Oh Sole mio

[adaildux]

That's me during quarentine

[MeuamP]

The male voice ALWAYS says terra NOT per.

[Raimundo-55]

not really how it would be said in English - 'for six months he has been raining alone; or 'has trained' would be more natural - the 'correct' answer is grammatically correct but alternatives should be accepted