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- "Duo hat Zähne aus Gold!"
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He collects gold teeth from people who don't hit their daily goals...
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Man könnte es mit "sich kaputt lachen" übersetzen, aber LOL ist auch in Deutsch gebräuchlich
the germans don't exactly have the best record with collecting gold teeth from people.. but I get it man, Duo is pushy. some would say like a member of a certain worker's party.
It didn't accept "Duo has teeth of gold" ... I can't see why this shouldn't be acceptable.
I reported it. When you enter that it tells you the correct solution is "Duo has teeth OUT OF gold", which is even worse.
Editing to state that this translation is now accepted as of July 2018.
My reply posted, unconnected to the original comment. I wrote "Duo has teeth of gold". Accepted, Aug 2019.
Das ist Lustig. I specially visit this blog to see the funny discussions here. :) Anyway, Thanks Duo and Team to teach us languages.
I wrote "Duo has golden teeth" and it got accepted but isn't actually wrong ? I mean something can be golden and not neceserally be mafe of gold
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In British English the old genitive forms in -en expressing "made of X" are still in use (alongside the basic noun) for some words, notably golden, woollen , wooden, earthen, and (rarely) oaken but not for much else - though I have heard silvern once or twice. In the game of cricket, if a batsman fails to make a run in an "over" (a group of six deliveries (pitches), after which the bowlers change ends) then that is described as a maiden over, which I guess makes maiden the genitive form of maid.
are those really genitives and not some kind of suffix that just makes adjectives from nouns? I ask because that's how it is in German. We have the words "golden", "silbern" ("silvern"), "ehern" (from iron), "hölzern ("wooden") etc. as well and they are no genitives. And "golden" in German denotes "made of gold" as well as "having a golden colour".
Am I the only one bothered that they keep inserting this bird's name, which is an Italian word, into these lessons... It screws me up and I always have to just ASSUME they're saying "Duo" because otherwise, I have no clue what's being said as I'm expecting to hear GERMAN. -_-
I dont get the big deal, Duo is his name. You wouldn't go to another country and change your name unless you were on the run.
I am not bothered in the slightest. Sentences about Duo's lavish lifestyle are usually the most hilarious in all lessons and they always crack me up.
I find it fun, personally. Curious - why do you think Duo is an Italian name?
Duo is not an italian name but instead an italian word and the meaning is the same as the word Duo in english .
Example: en:a dynamic duo it:un duo dinamico
Duo stands for Duolingo in this sentence, so...
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Well, NibblyBits, you're not the first person to propose purging all foreign elements from the German language and culture, but this is something that ended very badly! If you think Deutschland should be some idyllic anachronism, full of buxom St. Pauli Girls and blond-headed, lederhosen-wearing clockmakers, with no Italian Owls, you can just keep this xenophobic nonsense to yourself. It's not like that in Germany anymore!
"Duo has teeth made of Gold" should be accepted in the audio exercise as well.
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I believe the correct grammar is, ''Duo has teeth made of gold.'' And, that Duo's answer is incorrect English grammar.
Hi, native German speaker here. I hear him saying: Duo hat Zähne aus Gott (God), not gold.
I know you're pointing out an error, but the image of duo having teeth made from broken god bits is...terrifying
Didn't know daddy Duo was a pimp, but it makes sense now that I think about it
Thanks for the laugh - I appreciate learning just how blinged out Duo's lifestyle is!
Suggested correction "Duo has teeth out of gold." is not correct English. Note, incorrectly marked "Duo has teeth of gold." is, in fact, correct English.
"A(n) of " is a normal, if slightly antiquated, way of describing what something is made of in English.
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I believe the correct grammar is, ''Duo has teeth made of gold.'' And, that Duo's answer is incorrect English grammar. Why? Well ...
Duo's gold teeth are still a metal of gold The teeth can be returned to a state of being just gold, e.g. melted-down.
And so, ''... are of ...''.
Whereas, ''Duo's paper books are made from wood.''
(Trees > Wood > Paper > Books). And, as these books cannot be returned back to wood the correct word structure to use is, ''... made from ...''.
I made a typo and was trying to fix it and you counted it incorrect, I had not clicked check or hit enter yet! its dark in here.
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Translation error (same as in many other sentences in this lesson unit): in English we normally say made OF, not from.
Not when I entered it. I tried twice. When I changed "of" to "from" it was accepted.
Hmm, then report it (using the report button, not the discussion forum).
kann mir bitte jemand erklären, wann ich made of gold und wann made from gold verwenden sollte?
Ich bedanke mich im Voraus!
I think you all have missed the true terror of an owl with teeth (that evidently had to be replaced) is it a real wonder that duo is a madman? That he is so powerfull? It is completely unnatural to have both teeth and a beak!
Just imagine Duo as a gangster-rapper type, with golden teeth and chains dangling from his neck.
Now there's a problem with the hint words. There is no "of", but an "if".
"Made of" is marked wrong while "made from" is accepted..not good
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Duo has teeth made of gold or duo has teeth made from gold means the same thing in English
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Hi The-German-Hit,
the tooth = der Zahn. the teeth = die Zähne, etc.
For individual words a dictionary (physical or online) and https://translate.google.com are good, easy sources. You'll get better, more detailed responses to questions that aren't so easy to find instant answers on your own.
