"We have already been looking for him for seven days."

Translation: Už ho hledáme sedm dnů.

[blflame]

I wrote, "Už ho hledáme sedm dnů," and was told that that's wrong, and the correct answer is... Už ho hledáme sedm dnů.. And it' not the first time this has happened to me.

[VladaFu]

It is correctly entered in the system. What did the error message state? If you are sure you entered it correctly, it must be a general Duolingo problem, not a Czech course specific one.

[AlanFirest]

I reversed the words hledame and ho. Uz hledame ho sedm dnu with appropriate accents. Is this wrong or just awkward?

[BoneheadBass]

This is a second position rule issue for ho. An accepted alternative to your answer would be "Hledáme ho už sedm dnů."

[DJMatty]

Assuming you can also say, "Už jsme ho hledali sedm dnů." what does it mean? "We'd already been looking for him for seven days."?
Thanks

[svrsheque]

yes. in your czech sentence they are not looking for him anymore.