"那个西瓜很新鲜。"

Translation: That watermelon is fresh.

[PCQC19]

How about That is fresh watermelon?

[Carlos157186]

That would be: 新鲜的西瓜。
Putting the adjectives first and adding 的, then the noun

[Andrew-Lin]

那個西瓜很新鮮。

[SarahDeLaF]

"...really fresh." isn't the same as "...very fresh"? "REALLY" and "VERY" are completely synonymous in English. 很 only means "very"?

[RuneJidrot]

In this context they're used interchangeably, but "Really" = 真, "Very" = 很

[SarahDeLaF]

Thank you for clarifying. What is the pinyin for 真?

[doobs110]

Zhen i think with first tone but im not sure

[Andrew-Jiangnan]

Too many watermelons lately

[RobL77]

I'm not wrong to think that ripe is a better translation of xinxian than fresh here, right?

[JPSeaton]

Nope you're 100% correct. Not the sort of thing that Duolingo pays much attention to.

[KimLaverghetta]

Why can't it be "Those watermelons are fresh." ?

[SarahDeLaF]

Also wondering how the correct answer, (presence of 很 is not represented with an antecedent in the translation), is apparent. I'm guessing it is the speaker's intention to add emphasis, but in this type of exercise, the speaker says everything with flat affect. Why would translating 很 be wrong?

[t3hb0ss]

"another solution: that watermelon is fresh"
every other exercise, if i dont put 'very' when 很 is used, i get it wrong. but THIS it accepts? double standard...

[poketokun]

It would also be 那顆西瓜？

[kcsnow]

Tasty treat