- Forum >
- Topic: Chinese >
- "猫在老师的右边。"
"猫在老师的右边。"
Translation:The cat is to the right side of the teacher.
40 Comments
Can I say "The cat is at the right side of the teacher?" I got marked wrong though, but maybe it should be accepted.
"The cat is to the right of the teacher" seems correct in my dialect. ".. to the right side of the teacher.." is a bit too wordy.
On, to, or at the right of the teacher. The choice is irrelevant. None are incorrect.
You're wrong.
"The cat is to the right of the teacher" should also be accepted.
224
This is my beef with Duolingo. We are here to learn Chinese, not to play guessing games as to which English Duolingo will accept.
AGREE! At one time, I got corrected in mandarin because my english is wrong. and this time the english is wrong according to duolingo
"This is my BEEF with..."? Here I learn more English (or is this American?) too!
The cat is to the right of the teacher. Yorkshire saying got marked wrong
In native English, you can omit "side" but it wont let you.
I would never say, as a native English speaker,
"Right side of"
I would always say
"The cat is to the right of the..."
i think this translates literally as "Cat location teacher's right side" so any english combination that has the Cat on the teachers right side should work. so if your answer isn't there report it and help improve.
I studied Chinese at Yale in 1959. We were drilled in the concept of context. Once the conversation was begun time words, articles, etc. became irrelavant and redundant. Here it is best to translate as is with no regard for prevous comments,
Dont mark us wrong for missing an apostrophe in teachers. This is chinese not english guessing games
