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"You are busy every day."
Translation:你每天都很忙。
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Im a native chinese speaker and i am wondering the same thing. 每天你都很忙, 你每天都很忙, both fine.
You did not get it wrong! But somewhat a bit "stiff". It is better write it this way "每天你都很忙".
that doesn`t sound right when you say it and the 都 should be after the pronoun
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as a native speaker, I think "dou" should be used. It sounds weird without the word "dou"
Unfortunately with 都 the sentence was marked wrong and the answer doesn't use it. In one exercise they stress the importance of using 每 and 都， but when it used, it is not accepted. Frustrating!
Why does 很 need to be included? The sentence says "busy," not "very busy" - 很 isn't necessary. I come from a Chinese speaking family by the way
你每天都忙 is what I put. This should be accepted and, in fact, I often hear this complaint about me in this exact phrasing. Mods will take 2 years to fix it.
你每天都很忙 is still not accepted as Diego565726 and others have said. I noticed the reversed question, in which students must translate from Chinese to English, uses 都 in the sentence.
I have a question about the placement of 都 and 你 in this sentence:
每天都你很忙。<-- was marked incorrect. 你每天都很忙。<-- was marked correct.
Google translates both sentences identically and I didn't see anything on the Chinese Grammar Wiki indicating I did anything wrong. For other sentences, I've generally followed the pattern TIME + SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT and haven't had any problems.
Is there some rule or convention I've overlooked?
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22every%22_with_%22mei%22
UPDATE:
I've encountered another sentence in this module which follows the same pattern, so I don't think it's a fluke:
每天都我喝咖啡。<-- incorrect. 我每天都喝咖啡。<-- correct.
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2020.6.10 For 都，you just need to place it before the verb. The time element can go before or after the subject depending on what you want to emphasize
Then
每天你 都 很忙。 ○
你每天 都 很忙。 ○
每天我 都 喝咖啡。 ○
我每天 都 喝咖啡。 ○
should all be correct
So, the first one is awkward, but could almost mean: "Every day, it's always you who is busy." However, it would likely be written, 每天都只有你很忙
My above comment is not a reply to yours. If it was, it would be indented like this one is.
你每天都忙。shou.ld be acceptable because the English sentence only says busy, not very busy. The Duo translation is actually wrong in my opinion.
Would 你是每天很忙 be correct to a Chinese listener? I don't expect Duolingo to pick up every permutation of typed answers
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2020.6.21 I believe it should be
你每天都很忙。 ( Duo's model answer ) or
你每天都是很忙的。
Often it is 是 + adjective + 的 while it is
很 + adjective
他是累的。
他很累。
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I am also having some confusion with this as well. However i do 't stress it because i just rely on the native chinese speakers to fill in the gaps or polish my conversation ability. Duo may not be perfect but it help out a lot considering i knew absolutely nothing before.
