"The school is behind our home."
Translation:学校在我们的家的后面。
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Yeah, you don't need it, speaking casually. A lot of people drop the first one, too.
I agree - I left the second one out. I think leaving the first one out is possible too but is a little colloquial right?
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Can someone please explain to me the difference between 边 and 面? I usually use them interchangeably, and I'm not sure when one is better than the other.
Thank you!!!
The difference seems subtle. In the context of these lessons, they both essentially mean side, although in my dictionary 面 (miàn) has a meaning leaning more towards face or surface. Other than that, seems you just need to get used to their common usage. 左边 zuǒbian: left side 右边 yòubian: right side 旁边 pángbiān: to the side 前面 qiánmian: in front 后面 hòumian: behind 上面 shàngmian: above/on surface 下面 xiàmian: below/underneath
I was taught that we can drop the preposition 的 from these type of constructions. However, I reckon that the people who programmed these lessons want to teach us the usage of 的, that is why they don't allow us to omit it.
Because in 中文, you have to use the different directions (left, right, forwards, backwards) as the possession of the object in which you are basing it off. In this case, you are basing it off 家, so you need to use 家的 to show that it is behind.
I really dont understand why sometimes its 饭馆的左边是医院 (taken from another Duolingo lesson) and sometimes it's like this. Why is it occasionally backwards? Please help !
Both 的s are unnecessary, especially the second. This does not reflect common usage.
