"We are very happy today!"
Translation:今天我们非常高兴！
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When you want to say cute, for example, 很可爱 means cute without very, whereas 非常可爱 actually means very cute
Yes! I put that and it was accepted as an answer. Thank you! Today is 10/30/2020.
Typically in Chinese grammar, time is always placed before the subject. So when asking about weekends for example: "nǐ zhōu mò xǐ huān shén me?" (You like to do what on the weekends?). The time goes before the question or (you, weekends, like to do what?) I like to think of it as kind of asking about "your weekends".
Good question! Let's isolate the main grammar point here, which is this: why is 是 not used in this kind of sentence? 是 is not used when there is only a pronoun and an adjective without a noun equating the pronoun with something:
我很高兴。 你很高兴。 他很高兴。
Other adjectives may be used, of course:
我很害怕。 你很聪明。 他很难看。
You may use another adverb instead of 很 if you want:
我特别害怕。 你特别聪明。 他特别难看。
So, back to the question of using 是 ... if you are saying something that essentially equates the (subject) pronoun with that noun, then you use 是, whether or not you have adjectives:
我是美国人。 你是学生。 他是老师。
Again, you may use adverbs and adjectives if you want:
我是很自信的人。 你是很用功的学生。 他是很好的老师。
It's okay in colloquial context. In casual talks, ''好''=''非常''≈''很'' Often we put interjections like '啊' or '呀' when we use '好' as 'very'.(It's okay if you don't, it's only customary) For example, 我今天好高兴啊（呀）=我今天非常高兴 and is slightly stronger than 我今天很高兴. Hope it helps:)
What's the difference if you put today at the end or the beginning of the statement?
I'm going back practicing old lessons after recently learning 太 as "very" and so entered 我们今天太高兴 which was rejected.
Does anyone know if this is a good translation?
Normally the time is second after the person. We today are very happy As opposed to Today we are very happy
I'm getting really pissed off by Duolingo's stupid BS about forcing arbitrary word order. 我们非常高兴今天 and 我们今天非常高兴今天 is also totally fine.