Topic: Chinese

"These fruits aren't very fresh."

Translation:这些水果不太新鲜。

November 24, 2017

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/MauroEzequ6

    Why no 了when using 太?

    March 3, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/Shelb850093

      Same question from me

      June 6, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Angus37035

        You don't use 了with 太when it is negative

        July 2, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/ChemLoco

          It is unnecessary to add "太"

          November 24, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/Miriam442403

            It is necessary. Without the 太 it would translate to the same sentence, but WITHOUT the very. Here, in context the connotation is more towards "really". It's saying that it's not too fresh, where as without the 太 it would simply right out say that it was not fresh, at all.

            June 30, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/EddieTorre13

              It really is :( got marked wrong for the grammatically correct sentence

              November 25, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/pinicius_olipeix

                Do "这些水果不很新鲜" express the same meaning?

                May 8, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/kovotsky

                  You cannot use 很 when using the negative.

                  July 9, 2018
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