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"这个字你写错了。"
Translation:You wrote this character incorrectly.
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Technically 字 is "(Chinese) character", whereas 词 or 单词 is "word" (such as an English word, if a Chinese person was learning English). #themoreyouknow
Would 字 also be a character in another character-based language (such as heiroglyphics), or does it only apply to Chinese?
It doesn't limited to Chinese, so you can use it referring any language.
"you wrote this character incorrectly" was marked as wrong, though I believe it is a better english translation
why is it in this case okay to put the direct object of the sentence at the start, before the subject?
bit rusty, so could be wrong, but from memory I think they call this the "topic comment" structure
Is "这个字你写了错。" grammatically correct and does it mean the same as "这个字你写错了。"?
Also, can the subject (here, 你) be placed at the beginning of the sentence?
It's weird. Duolingo just sent me a notification for some irrelevant comment below, but it has never informed me of your reply.
As for the first sentence, it's wrong because it puts 错behind了. Have to be 错了。Wait, you asked about its meaning. no meaning of its meaning.
I'm not sure about your first sentence, but I don't think so. I think that your second and third sentences are grammatically correct, but I don't think I've ever heard a Chinese person use 错 that way. In my experience, 错 is usually just put directly after the verb as a verb complement, or appears on it's own (meaning someone was incorrect or made a mistake/did something wrong).
"You've written this character incorrectly" was marked wrong and yet the right answer was "You wrote this character incorrectly."
Isn't my answer the same?
This is just wrong. If the sentence is as the answer says it is the sentence should be "这个汉字你写错了"
It's not wrong for Duo to teach that 字 = "Chinese character" because that is probably the most common meaning; however it also means simply "character" (of any language) and also "word" (of any non-character based language) so without context both of these should also be accepted.
