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- "对不起，你不可以退货。"
"对不起，你不可以退货。"
Translation:I am sorry, you can't return this.
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Based on the hints given, I put "I am sorry, you can't return." What part implies "this"? Why can't Duo hint at it? (Or is my translation actually right?)
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It's just because you can't have objectless sentences with transitive verbs in English but you can in Chinese.
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I made the same mistake. The hover hint for 退货 was just "return" so I assumed it could be used like the intransitive verb "return" in English (e.g. "I am leaving but will return"). I didn't know it meant returning something.
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See Rk5I3's comment.
Basically, an object is required in the English translation. The object is not required in the Chinese sentence.
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The object would be "yourself" in the sentence "I'm sorry, you can't return". Also, Duolingo has no issue doing this in other excercises. I see no problem with this translation, so I'm reporting it.
I think this excersice needs a specific noun the first time we see the verb “退货”. I thought the answer was “I'm sorry, you can't return” meaning “you can't come back here” or “you're banned from here” I need “你不可以退货这双鞋子” or something to show which sense of the english word “return” “退货” means
退货 means: return merchandise 货 is: products, goods, commodities
To say you can't return (you can't come back) 不能回来 would probably be correct, a native Chinese speaker would have to confirm this.
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That's correct. 退 is a verb and 货 is a noun, and together 退货 means "return goods/merchandise" either in a specific ot or a general sense depending on context
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The translation given for 退货 is simply wrong. It's not just "return" but "return good/product". Or in this context "return this".
