"What do they eat at noon?"
Translation:他们中午吃什么？
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吃饭 is to eat (a meal) and does not pose a question. or were you wanting 'what rice/meal are they eating' which would be 吃什么饭. or are you asking 吃饭什么, the problem there is the question 'what' is replacing 饭
中午他们吃什么
Duolingo is teaching me less about language and more about its very strict translation standards
I feel like "中午他们吃什么？" or "Zhōngwǔ tāmen chī shénme?" should also be correct... >:(
As far as I know the time can come at the beginning or right after the subject. That would mean yours should be correct, too.
When referring to a group, 他们 (tāmen) refers to a group of all males or a mixed group. 她们 (tāmen) refers to a group of females. So it is more likely correct to use 他.
Can anyone please clarify the position of question words? 什么(shen me) - sometimes its last word, sometimes second last And some other words even go in the beginning of sentence
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Chinese question words are put in the same position that the answer would be in a statement. That is why you will see different question words in different places.
她是老师 - She is the teacher.
谁是老师 - Who is the teacher?
他吃了苹果 - He ate apples.
他吃了什么 - He ate what? / What did he eat?
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There is a grammar reference before every lesson but it is quite brief so you should refer to any other sources
To my understanding i think the answer to your question is no. 吗 is a yes/no question. You are missing "what" -> 什么
Can someone please say all the names (with pinyin) of time like (morning, noon, afternoon, evening, night) as it's very confusing
Actually noon (to be exact) is only for 1 minute i.e. 12 noon. There is no other time that should be marked 'noon'.