Topic: Chinese

"春天最漂亮。"

Translation:Spring is the prettiest.

November 17, 2017

18 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/carolszach

    spring is very/the most beautiful should be accepted

    November 21, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/shiranrc

      但是我喜欢夏天。

      December 15, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/hippietrail
      • 6

      This should accept "Spring is prettiest" as well.

      January 31, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/6Pup5

        "Spring is the prettiest"???? Prettiest what? Come on Duolingo can you even speak English?

        November 17, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/PeaceJoyPancakes
        • 12

        We can safely say that ”season" is implied here.

        December 28, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/Nivkotzer

          "what season is the prettiest?" "Spring is the prettiest"

          January 11, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/sarefo
          • 915

          it's in beta. the more you report, the faster it will improve :)

          November 17, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/varigby

            Perhaps they learned English on Duolingo!

            November 25, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/Geoff_Provest
            Plus
            • 74

            please get a native English speaker to review your answers

            November 21, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/hippietrail
            • 6

            Native English speaker here. "Spring is the prettiest." is perfectly normal and natural English.

            January 31, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/ShijerMunk

              Don't forget, it comes from context. -"Which season do you like the most?" -"Spring is the prettiest"

              March 6, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/barlow93

                I dont understand the convention for the superlative (e.g. He was the fastEST runner) . Does it just go without saying?

                November 27, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/hippietrail
                • 6

                Yes it can. You can imagine this sentence as part of a conversation.

                January 31, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/DominicYoue
                • 52

                Was this translated by my 2nd language students? Where is the object in this sentence?

                December 18, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/hippietrail
                • 6

                "Is" is not a transitive verb, it's a copula. The copula takes a compliment. A compliment is not only an object. "I am hungry" is exactly the same, no object, just an adjective as compliment.

                January 31, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Gabrielle145359
                • 3

                I think that this sentence is grammatically correct, it just sounds weird.

                December 29, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/hippietrail
                • 6

                I'm a native English speaker and I find it to be grammatically correct and normal sounding.

                January 31, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Gabrielle145359
                • 3

                I'm also a native English speaker.

                August 19, 2018
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