"Is that bad?"

Translation: Ist das schlecht?

[Xanellus]

It is very unlikely that "böse" is the correct translation in this context. "böse" is referring to people with an evil nature, whereas "schlecht" describes things of bad quality or eligibility. In the sentence "Is THAT bad?" I assume an object, thing or circumstance is meant, but not a person.

Hope that helps :)

Edit: There is an additional meaning to "schlecht" - you can use it to describe a person. Then it basically has the meaning of "böse".

[Rie918007]

I thought in yes or no questions the verb came first .

[Todd728107]

Thats what I learned in my German class. There could be exceptions but I'm not sure about this.

[couvertrash]

Is "es" in place of "das" not acceptable? My answer "Ist es schlecht?" got rejected.

[swapnil_ingle]

Your sentence says 'Is it bad?' I think it should be 'Is that bad?'

[AlKl2018]

In my opinion "Ist das schlimm?" should also be accepted as a right answer.

[ramadecer]

I second that!

[7nsnBlBd]

Kann man nicht, "Ist es schlimm?" sagen?

[henchook]

Why is "es ist schlecht" not acceptable?

[flying-elephant]

"Es ist schlecht" is a statement, and in this exercise they are looking for a question - this would be "Ist es schlecht?"

It is the same in english:
"It is bad" is a statement, whereas "Is it bad?" is the question.

Hope this helps.

[kylehwuzhere]

Is "ist es schlecht?" an incorrect way of putting it? or is that just duolingo filtering or something

[VictoriaFu368802]

I would like to know why the answer doesn't have the verb come first. Isn't that usually how questions are asked in German?

[Dot844345]

What's wrong with "böse"?
I thought it meant "evil".

[swapnil_ingle]

Why not 'schlecht das ist?', I thought the verbs will come first in a question scenario.

[Belesdan]

I´m not good at grammar rules, but that one could be correct, because the verb is Ist. Schlecht is an adjective.