"How hot are summers here?"

Translation: 这里的夏天有多热？

[dainichi2]

I was missing the 有. Why does that not work?

[goodjay]

I thought of it as summer has how much heat? Without the 有(have) it's summer how much heat which seems a bit incomplete. This is my speculation :)

[Gabrielle145359]

Without the 有 it id the statement "The summer here is very hot." I don't think it can be a question without the 有.

[FuCnSW]

BTW, we consider this is a question is because "多" this word, not "有".

多熱？ How hot?

多久？ How long? (timely)

多少？ How much?

[FuCnSW]

It also can be a question without "有". In my opinion, I think "有" in this sentence can emphasize how hot it is. Before you ask the question, you might know it's hot here, but you wanna make sure how hot it is.

這裡夏天多熱？ 這裡夏天有多熱？ are both correct in Taiwan. I'm not sure in China. Anyway, I don't think it would be a problem for native speaker.

[kuyaC]

What's the function of 有 in this sentence?

[Sue982688]

'have' a literal translation is "here, the summers have how much heat?"

[carpiediem]

Isn't the Chinese version a statement, not a question?

[freymuth]

I think 多 can be translated as 'how much', so 多热 becomes 'how hot'.

[Neil614539]

Is 有really necessary in this sentence?

[hippietrail]

Was my attempt, 这里有多热的夏天, even close to being right?

[FuCnSW]

No, it's wrong and meaningless. Even more, I can't tell it's a statement or a question, definitely confused.

[hippietrail]

One year later, three more months spent in Taiwan, my attempt now looks wrong to me. But the official answer also still looks strange to me. Neither Duolingo nor elsewhere have I learned this grammar pattern.

[Gabrielle145359]

I think that's right.

[Neil614539]

How would we say "Summers here are hotter?"......as a statement, nor a question. I ask because the given translation (minus the ?) appears to say just that.

[flying_meatball]

I would say
这里的夏天比较热。

[Marcus534860]

I was marked wrong for 夏天在这里有多热 - should that be accepted?

[Juan_KW]

我可以說 ”這裡的夏天怎麼熱” 嗎？

[Neil614539]

Would 这里的夏天几热 be acceptable here?

[Carmen_Yomisma]

I think not, since 热 is not numerical (of that makes sense in English.... Sorry) in English or Chinese. In both languages you would answer things like "a bit", "very much" and similar expressions, but never just "five heat"...

[windyblue]

I agree, I'm pretty sure it should work without including the 有. I can see it working either way but without the 有 sounds a bit more natural to ne. 25.11.2020

[Neil614539]

Why not 这里的夏天几热？

[DionKerkh]

Why can you skip 吗 here at the end?

[Ethan921506]

吗 is only for yes/no questions only.