"Gehst du ins Wasser?"
Translation:Are you going into the water?
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It should be an acceptable answer, unless British English is more strict in the usage.
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I would always say "I am going in the water" or " Are you going in the water". That being said, I don't think Duo will ever accept " in the" for "ins". The translation for ins is "into the". It shows a destination from point A to point B. Furthermore, I believe if you ever see "in die" or "in den (singular masculine noun) , it will always be translated as "into the" as opposed to "in the" even if "in the" makes sense in English. If you see "im", "in dem", "in der, or in den (plural noun) indicating the dative case, it will be translated as "in the" as opposed to "into the".
I might be way off base with the preceeding opinion, but I will translate this example as "going in the water" or "walking into the water" in my mind, but I will respond to Duo with "going into the (ins) water".
one correction... with a masculine noun, it would be "in den" for "into" because "into" is accusative case changing "der" to "den". Plural nouns are "den" in dative so be cautious of whether the noun is plural or not to determine "into" or "in"... the verb is usually an indicator
In British English both could be used, but going in the water is more common/ colloquial, I guess
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If we were beside a lake, I could easily ask 'are you going in the water'. So surely that should be an acceptable translation?
although we say "go in the water" in English, it is good practice when learning German to use "go into the water" in your English translation... this helps tremendously to remember the difference with German cases
"Are you going in the water" should be accepted. Of course "in" in German means "into", but when speaking of water, what's the difference? You cannot go "in" water in any other way without going "into". Duo is splitting hairs on a bald man; there is no "there" there. Which is why British and American English would use "in" and "into" interchangeably in this context.
"Are you going in the water" has to be accepted here. I understand the distinction that Duo is trying to draw, but an American would very rarely say it that way.
why not "gehst du im wasser?"
Because that would mean "Do you walk (while you are) in the water?" rather than "Do you walk (from where you are not, outside the water) into the water?".
Also, Wasser is a noun and has to be capitalised.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with Do you go in the water ? Thus should be an acceptable translation of the sentence
"Are you going in the water" should be an acceptable answer. At least where I live (Seattle), "going in the water" would be more common than "going into the water." The latter would be viewed as somewhat stilted.
