"There is a table in the room."

Translation: 在房间里有一张桌子。

[RobinThor]

would it be possible to omit the amount and just say 房间里有桌子

[Zarainia]

Yes. I think they're being stubborn because we're supposed to be learning classifiers in this lesson. Actually, I've never heard 一张桌子 before but I guess it's the technically correct term.

[KX3.]

That is the classifier for 桌子.

[KX3.]

That might also mean "There are tables in the room".

[IceAly]

Why is 在房间里有一张桌子 wrong?

[ZaneSchieb]

I think you can omit 在 because you've already mentioned the room. It's like saying "There is a chair in the room." , not "There is a chair in at in the room."

[KX3.]

Yep, that's right.

[Semeltin]

Think of 在 as a verb. What is the subject that is situated somewhere?

I would say the subject of this sentence is 房间里. And, concerning the subject, it can be said that S 有 O.

If you used 在 the way you did, then the subject in front of the 在 would be missing. So: [Nothing] 在 O

[wegou]

It's right， report it.

[lampan-]

Would 房间有一张桌子 be acceptable?

[MarlonDSC]

What does this 里 character mean?

[Imre565437]

in

[Anniechuck]

In

[Grim406349]

Is 房间在里有一张桌子 correct? I was marked incorrect for submitting this but it feels like it should be right.

[Extralime]

I'm pretty sure 里 after 在 is wrong. But as a rule of thumb, theses sentences generally have either a 在 or a 有 and never both.

Like the difference between "The table is in the room" and "There is a table in the room."

[KX3.]

That's right, in this case it is wrong, only 里 is needed.

A common structure is 在。。。里（in (some)where）.

[Grim406349]

Thanks!

[Alister214]

Isn't juo tzi chair in chinese? (Sorry for bad romanji i do not know how to type in chinese)

[chetlin]

Zhuozi 桌子 is table.
Chair is 椅子 yizi.

[Extralime]

Is "一张" optional here? I got it right without it.