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Accepted for me as Clothing Store in Jan 2021. Haha... Happy new year to the ones who will be reading the comment in 2022 and so on!
I recommend taking Duo's Spanish to English course!! It is more effective for me. I use this course as a supplement, and they complement each other very well!!
The problem is you have to click add a course every time you want to switch between them, but Duo still saves all of your progress!!!
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This course is Spanish for people who speak English, but there is also an English course for people who speak Spanish, so all of the questions would be given to you in Spanish. The structure of the course is probably a bit different too, but I haven't checked it out yet.
its when u hit englis and then they will ask what laughug you speak thats the course
I dito this; it is very helpful. It challenges what we know in Spanish, and you may realize you know more than you think.
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Cool, I've seen a few people taking a course and the "reverse" one, and wondered how useful that would be. Thanks for the tip!
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It's very useful. I took it from French. After finishing this tree, I will take the English one as a Spanish speaker. I am Haitian.
That's.... incorrect. (PS, you can change the language settings to add another language)
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Hello. I put, "a clothing store", and it was accepted. My only suggestion is that you try to stop making the Spanish agree totally with your native language. I think that each language has its own peculiarities. Good luck, and all the best!
No.
The literal translation is:
A store of clothes.
So, 'A clothes store' is what they're looking for.
"A clothes store" is not how we say it in English. It should be "A clothing store". Then again, we are learning Spanish, so...
Who are these "most people"? Clothing store would be a minute appropriate way to say it in English.
Sorry, not in England. It is usually shop but store has been creeping in later ( God bless US television).
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spiceyokooko Mmmm, maybe or maybe no..
It is, sort of, or somewhat of, a "literal" translation.
However, better to say that it IS the way that Spanish turns a noun into an adjective. "Ropa" is a noun in Spanish. But "clothing" is an adjective in this sentence.
Probably it is best to say it is "literally" a "clothes" or "clothing store." Or perhaps sometimes, it is best to stay away from talk of a "literal" translation.
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If that argument were valid, they would never accept, "My name is Marco," for what essentially means, " I call myself Marco". Nobody says "a clothes store".
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I’ll never know.
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I can't represent the entire English-speaking world, but I don't think I have ever heard anyone say "clothes store". The choice is always "clothing store", probably because it flows more smoothly from the tongue. Incidentally, "clothing store" also keeps the English in the same singular as the Spanish. And come to think of it, I don't believe that stores are ever modified in the plural. Yes, a book store sells many books, but nobody calls it a "books store". Shoe store; hardware store; paint store . . .
Well not really cos no one really says that unless they are describing a clothes store/shop
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As a native speaker of American English, "A clothing store" is the common way to say it. Maybe 'clothes store' is from another region (UK, South Africa, ...)
why was my response of a dress shop wrong - this is what we say in the UK. My given translation of a garments shop is very old fashioned
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Would you say "A dress shop" if you were going to a large department store, or a boutique that primarily sold men's clothes? I would think "a dress shop" would be more specific than they mean here.
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I agree, Carolyn, that a dress shop Is a place where one goes to buy clothing - at least that is how it is referred to in my neck of the woods (Canada) - the same as in the UK. This would seem to be one of those translations that varies, depending on one’s location. I have never heard of anyone going to a “clothes store” but perhaps there are places where that is the case.
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Tienda should be able to be translated to a store (American english) or a shop (at least in Australia we say this). Does anyone else agree?
This app is amazing! Because of it, I can speak Spanish very well. Still learning more though. I become better by every minute!
This is meant to be English language, not American language. At least you should accept 'shop', i.e., English, as well as the American store. In English a store means a storage place, not a shop.
It seems like a lot of the duolingo spanish stuff is written from a South American spanish point of view so uses many American terms.
I said "A store for clothes" with given words. It wasn't accepted. Then, the answer appeared: "A clothes store". Is this a joke??
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If that is what you typed, then I think that it was marked Wrong because you were supposed to express it in English, not Spanish.
I said a store for clothes why did it not accept that answer? Please help me out here.
That's weird Sue. I have gone through that where I give the answer and it says it's wrong. I feel like if you make a silly spelling mistake, it should still let it be correct, even though you were so close with that spelling.
I put "a clothing shop" and it says it's wrong but I don't understand how it is
In English we often modify a noun with a noun, as in "clothing store". Those are both nouns. Spanish doesn't do that, but you can achieve the same thing by writing the Spanish equivalent of "a store of clothing".
There's no difference. Shop is preferred in the UK and store in the US; I'm not sure about other English-speaking countries.
I mean, "a clothing store" would be ideal... Even "A store with clothes" would be more ideal than "A clothes store" in my opinion..
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Hello, Lillillieva1. I think that if you were to say this to an English-speaking person you would be more or less understood. However, it is not the way that a native English-speaker would word the thought. As I understand it, Duo's goal is not to equip us to grunt & gesture our way to understanding, but to teach us to communicate with Spanish-speakers in a smooth and accurate way. Please know that I do not mean this comment in any kind of unkind way, just as a pointer to why Duo does what it does. All the best, and please stay safe.
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I answered "A clothing store" and it was marked wrong. The "right" answer was "a clothes store." May 18, 2019
No. Spanish uses a possessive form (de) to allow it to use a noun (ropa) as an adjective,
Is 'A clothes shop' the same as 'A clothing store' because it didn't accept 'A clothes shop'
In English, we can have a noun modify another noun, for example "a bicycle shop". So in "clothing store", "clothing" is still a noun.
You see the way i remember this is, store is tienda and ropa is clothes. Put that together along with the information gathered in previous lessons, you can form the sentence "Una tienda de ropa"
It is very unclear how the 'speak to duolingo' works. When I click the mic button it instantly tells me I am wrong, if I hold down the mic button and speak it still says I am wrong. If I just speak into the mic it doesn't pick anything up.
I know the mic works as im using it on other apps like discord and I gave duolingo permission to use the mic via browser settings.
I believe that's how we put it. The clothing store. Yeah, that sounds right.
Not a native english speaker (i do this course because i couldnt find polish to spanish) but why is "clothes shop" not correct?
Hi Saumya,
I don't know why there is a 'de' in it. I feel like there shouldn't be. it should just be 'Una tienda ropa' not 'Una tienda de ropa.'
Because that's not how we actually say it in English. I don't know about you, but what I hear is a clothing store (North America) or a clothing shop (UK/Ireland).
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Hello. "Tengo" is a verb, meaning, "I have". "(una) tienda" is a noun, meaning "(a) store", or "(a) shop". I hope that this helps.
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I agree that it should be accepted. It is the translation that I have used consistently since I first encountered "una tienda de ropa". Is there any chance that your answer may have contained a different, even minor error?
Why do we need "de"? Could it be "una tienda Ropa?" It confuses me when to add "de".
No, in Spanish you can't use a noun to modify another noun like we do in English ("a chocolate egg"). In Spanish you need to connect them with "de" making the equivalent of "an egg of chocolate".
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I am just a student, not an expert. I have found that it is important to keep in mind that what makes sense to those of us who speak English, often is not accurate in Spanish. Spanish is not English. Some things are the same, some things are similar, and some things are totally, completely different. We are trying to learn Spanish, and this means learning all of the above. "Una tienda de ropa" means, "A clothing store". At times, Duo has also accepted, "A clothes store". More and more, I am finding that the direct translation -- even though it may be word-for-word accurate -- is not as important as the MEANING. There is no profit in arguing with Duo. Instead, learn from it. At the same time, in the back of your mind, keep in mind that even Duo occasionally makes a mistake. Those are the times to remind ourselves that Duo provides an excellent instructional service, for Free.
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Greetings, Armnium. Cloth is the fabric, or material, used to make clothing. I can see how you might think that "clothes" is the plural of "cloth", but that is not the case. My opinion in the ongoing debate over whether "clothing store" or "clothes store" is the better answer is in favour of "clothing store". Grammatically, both are equally correct, and I know that there are people who do say, "clothes store", but I think that the majority of English-speaking North Americans choose "clothing store". I hope I have helped you with this question. All the best, and stay safe.
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Hello, bridg523249. I am just a student, not an expert, but it seems that in Spanish when an object is being defined as to kind, the word "de" is required. Una tienda DE ropa. Una sopa DE pollo. Un plato DE pescado. If my explanation is inaccurate, I would appreciate hearing from someone with more expert knowledge.
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Hello, RagingRed. A "cloth store" would be a store one would visit to buy cloth, or fabric. "Una tienda de ropa" is a "clothing store", a retailer selling items of clothing, such as shirts and dresses. I hope that this explantation is helpful. If not, I am glad to offer additional assistance, with the understanding that I, too, am just a student. All the best, and stay safe.
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Hello, Samuel138978. There are many of us who agree with you that "a clothes store" doesn't "sound right". But in fact it is accurate, just more awkward when speaking than "a clothing store". I think that Duo now accepts both answers.
another word for clothes (in English) is "apparel", so I should not have missed my original answer. It is formal and accurate to refer to "clothes" as "apparel".
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Hello, djemmeh_jamie. Your answer is close, but not quite close enough. Una tienda de ropa, in English, would most commonly be translated as, "A clothing store", or "A clothes store." I wonder if the fact that "rops" is a singular noun caused you to think that the English noun also should be singular. Actually, that is one of the reasons that I strongly prefer "A clothing store" over "A clothes store". Both mean the same thing, though. I hope this helps you.
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Hello, Cath641082. Without seeing your actual answer, I can't really be sure of the problem. I can tell you that on several occasions when this has happened to me, a more detailed, letter by letter inspection of my answer has always revealed some error that I have made. Sometimes, it has been no more than a single letter, but wrong is still wrong. I hope that you are able to resolve your particular case. All the best, and please stay safe.
No, they both mean 'a' or 'an'.
una goes before feminine words, un comes before masculine words.
It accepts if today on 5 day of school 2020. I don't want to try to figure it out.
I am penalized because i used shop instead of store. In England, we say shop.
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Hello, gradiva5. Duo previously has accepted both a clothing shop, and a clothing store. It would be helpful in figuring out the problem if you could copy-paste your actual answer, in case there was another issue. All the best, and stay safe.
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Greetings, Soficat1101. As a word-for-word transliteration (and sometimes that is all that we can attempt), your answer is technically correct. However -- and please take my word for this, as I am a lifelong, native English speaker -- no English speaking person that I have ever have encountered would choose this wording. Most common would be, "a clothing store", and less common would be, " a clothes store". My best advice to all Duo students is to accept that Duo is a reliable language authority. Occasionally, it may make mistakes. For the most part, though, it offers FREE language instruction, with an excellent overall standard. All the best, and stay safe.
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Hello, _ashir_23. Spanish has its own set of grammar rules. "A clothing store" is "una tienda de ropa"; A drum store is "una tienda de tambores"; "a cheese sandwich" is "un sandwich de queso". (There should be an accent on the 'a' in sandwich). I hope this helps.
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Hello, multilingo_183. "Cloth" is the fabric from which clothing is made. "Una tienda de ropa" translates as, "a store of clothing", more comfortably expressed as, "a clothing store". Some might choose, "a clothes store", but I (and others, I am sure) find this wording to be awkward. I hope that this has been helpful.
Yes, I do realize that the wording might be a bit awkward. But its just that in the area that I live, I see a lot of "cloth store" written in their banners rather than clothing stores. So that led to this translation. Thanks for the reply.
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Meshium1, please provide a little more detail. What is it not accepting? It is always a good idea when you want help, to copy-paste your exact answer.
Learning English is a shop A store is a place to store cloths not selling them
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Yes, AArCQL, that is basically the same thing. I can only point out that where I live (Canada), I have never heard anyone say "shop". Here, it is "store". I also assume that much of the United States prefers "store". If you are finding that your answers are rejected on such reasons as these, perhaps you might fare better if you were to register for British English, instead of American English. As a Canadian, I constantly find it necessary to juggle the two. All the best.
Why is it a 'clothes ' store and not simply a 'cloth' store? (I am not a native english speaker).
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Greetings, cherry2156. I can understand your confusion. However, in English, "clothes" is not the plural of "cloth". "Cloth" refers to fabrics such as cotton, linen, wool, etc., which are used to make clothing (as well as many other things). And "clothes", of course, are the garments which we wear upon our bodies. I personally think that it is important to note that although "clothes store" is technically accurate, in my experience, more people would be likely to express this as, "clothing store". I hope this has helped. All the best.
In English its Cloths shop as found in a shopping centre. a store is where things are stored in a factory store room
A clothes shop Shopping centre where you find clothes shops Is English store is American
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Hello, christine262025. English is indeed a confusing language, even at times to those of us who are born to it. You are correct in stating that "store" can refer to a place where merchandise is stored. In my experience, that has become an uncommon use, except in specific circumstances, such as your example of a factory store room. Even there, however, I think it would be more common to refer to the room as a Storage Room, and the sign on the door would probably be, "Storage". I believe that you are right in your statement that "shop" is used more in British English, and "store" is much more common in North American English. However, I am sure that both would be understood. I am Canadian, and when I first started studying with Duo, there was no option to select Canadian English as my native language. The only choices were British or American. I tried both, and soon found that American English is more similar to my Canadian English. My strong advice is to figure out which translations Duo uses and accepts, and just use them -- even when they do not seem to make perfect sense. Occasionally, Duo changes its range of acceptable answers and translations. Overall, following Duo's guidelines allows one to progress through the lessons, and learn more Spanish. All the best.
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Greetings, parin944271. I am not Duo, but I suspect that your answer was rejected because it is not a wording that most native English speakers would use -- except, possibly, in some rare situations, such as: "I need a store with clothes, and shoes, and furniture, and pet supplies, and . . ." But in common use, "una tienda de ropa" would be translated as, " "a clothing store", or (less often), "a clothes store". I hope that I have been able to help, and all the best to you and yours.
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Greetings, Gerard499426. I think that it is very important for each of us to understand and acknowledge that variations in meaning happen in different geographic locations. I do not challenge your statement that "a store is only a large shop." However, in my part of Canada (southern Ontario), the size of the facility is not a factor. Most of us refer to the place where we go to buy retail products is, "a store". It is true that some specialty retailers, such as pet shops, are by their own definition, "shops". However, it is equally true that a husband on his way to purchase pet food, would be just as likely to say, "I am going to the pet store to get some dog food." I have found it so very, very helpful to be open to differing meanings and translations, depending upon region. All the best.
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Hello, William599765. "A clothing store", as a translation for "una tienda de ropa" absolutely is correct, and should be accepted. If you are sure that there were no spelling errors that could have caused your answer to be deemed incorrect, then by all means report it. I do know that Duo originally preferred "a clothes store", but did eventually change to accept "a clothing store", which -- in my opinion as a lifelong speaker of English -- is a better choice. All the best.
Duo practice after some days because my Papa s mobile hlaf screen is black
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Hello, Sheia433415. I am not 100% certain, but I think that the reason goes back to the Ancient Latin origins of Spanish (and other so-called Romance Languages). This assigning of gender can be frustrating in other languages, too. If I rememer my high school German after so many years, the word that means the same as "la senorita" (please excuse lack of accents), is "das fraulein", and the gender of "fraulein" is NEUTER. Go figure. Best advice: do not waste brain power and frustration on this one. Just accept that it is what it is, and memorize it. I hope that this helps you.
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Hello, Erkesh15. I think it would be helpful if Duo were to add to its marking system a category that says, "This answer is technically accurate in translating the meaning, but it is NOT the way native English-speakers would actually speak." Another side to this question is the fact that there is a subtle difference between "a store with clothes", which could be a farm equipment store that also sells a few items of clothing, such as coveralls and straw hats, and "a clothing store", which most people could reasonably expect to be a store that has clothing as the primary merchandise category. I hope that I have helped. All the best.
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Hello, Noam58918. Unfortunately, this is my second attempt to respond to your query; my internet messed up, and I don't think that my first answer reached you. In any case, please see my answer to Erkesh15, shown above. The problem with your answer to the question is the same: that is, it is a technically accurate transliteration, but it is not the wording that a native English-speaker would use -- not, at least, in my experience, and I have been speaking English as my mother tongue for more that seven decades. You have done really well to understand the basic meaning of the words; all that remains is for you to grasp the word order and word choice that will allow you to converse smoothly with English-speakers. Keep up the good work. All the best.
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Hello, Cassi991579. I have encountered that several times . . . until I looked again and noticed some small error that I had made. If you can copy-paste your original answer, and post it, I will be happy to take a look. All the best.
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Hello, Ashu953492. Sorry, but I do not think that I understand your statement. "Una tienda de ropa" translates to "a clothes store", or (better), "a clothing store". If you have a question about this, I will be happy to discuss it with you. Please keep in mind, though, that I too am a student, and by no means an expert. All the best, stay safe.
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Hello, kausar787037. Very rarely I have had the same experience, where I am certain that my answer is correct, but Duo marks it as wrong. More often, it turns out that I have made an unnoticed error in spelling, or gender, or something else that just slips by me. Sometimes, I realize my mistage right after I complain to Duo, and then I feel like an idiot! My advice to you is to copy-paste your exact, original answer, and post it here on this forum where fresh eyes might be able to see if you did or did not have an error. All the best.
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Hello, ph.EWZB7H. I am not sure what you mean. If you can explain in a little more detail, I will be happy to help as much as I am able. All the best.
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Hello, Lena765358. Sadly, I agree that Duo probably would not accept "A shop with clothes." My understanding is that Duo tries to teach us not only the most accurate translation, but also the wording that is most likely to be accepted in common conversation. In this case, as a lifetime speaker of English, I can say with some confidence that most (all?) English-speakers would be very unlikely to talk about "a shop with clothes." Best advice: identify Duo's preferred answer, use it, and be assured that at some point in future lessons, you will have an "Aha!" moment, in which the reasoning behind Duo's choices suddenly becomes clear. All the best.
Indeed. In fact, a situation where I would say "A shop with clothes" (una tienda con ropa) would be one where I was differentiating it from a clothing store (una tienda de ropa). Consider the following conversation:
- Can we stop along the way somewhere for me to get new pants? I just tore mine.
- You want me to find a clothing store?
- No, I just need a shop with clothes. A Walmart or Target is fine.
So I agree, "a shop with clothes" should not be accepted for una tienda de ropa.
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Hello, Christel159767. If you can copy-paste the exact answer that you submitted, I might be able to help. Sometimes, a very small mistake can slip past, and Duo will reject the answer on that basis. And sometimes, Duo is wrong (but not often.)
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Christmas Greetings, BillieDuff1. If your answer was submitted exactly that way, then I cannot explain the rejection. My only suggestion is to scrutinize your actual answer letter by letter, checking for any small error that might have caused the problem. If you still see no reason for the rejection, then report it. I do most strongly suggest that if in the future you have questions about your answers, please copy-paste your actual answer, so that those in the forum can review it for you in its original form. All the best to you and yours.
Because 'clothe store' is not a thing. It accepts "clothes store" or "clothing store".
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Hello, Selena394253. I am, as you are, just a student. However, my understanding is that a "clothing store" is different from a "store with clothes", in the sense that a store "with clothes" could be a store that sells many different kinds of merchandise, and happens to include some items of clothing. On the other hand, a "clothing store" is a store which mainly sells clothing. It may or may not sell other kinds of items, but its primary class of merchandise is clothing. I hope that this explanation has been helpful to you.
Nay. That argument has been addressed several times in this forum thread.
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Sorry, JanPeina, but it is wrong. Please see my response to a similar query, just above. All the best to you and yours.
How is "a store with clothing" not accepted here. When "a store with clothes" is
Neither should be accepted (and according to other comments, neither are).
"A store of clothes" is not what we call a clothing store in English.
"A clothing store" is accepted.
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Hello, ArtbySaree. Yes, I agree that your answer should have been accepted, UNLESS you had an error in spelling, etc. However, having said that, I do think that for most North American English speakers, the more commonly accepted translation is, " A clothing store." All the best.
In American english, 'shop' and 'store' are interchangeable. A clothes shop is also an accepted answer for this exercise.
audio unclear.. getting very frustrated when I can't understand the speaker. I wear hearing aids.
Nay. 'ropa' means a garment, clothing, clothes - i.e. the items you wear.
It's not used for cloth. There are other words for cloth. See https://www.spanishdict.com/translate/cloth
Did you come here to complain about American English?
Both shop and store are accepted translations for this exercise.
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Yes, cause in Spanish you say a store of clothes. So just like you can't drop the "of" you can't also drop the "de".
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Hi Dani_M_ Why can you say an item without the "de" Eg "Una camisa verde" And not: Una camisa de verde ?
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Verde is an adjective, it's modifying the noun. Ropa in the original case is a noun, so it can't be used to "modify" the noun tienda.
Not in Spanish without the "de". "Verde" is an adjective, but "ropa" is a noun.
Yes, because Spanish needs to use the possessive form (de) in order to turn a noun (ropa) into an adjective. They don't say "ropa tienda", but English says "clothing store."
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In norwegian we say clothes store. Maybe not if you translate it to english but other languages it works just fine.
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Of course there are languages in which "clothes store" works. English is not one of them, so they should not be teaching it as correct.
That's interesting Quixylados. so you say "I'm going to the clothes store"? In America, we say 'I'm going to the. . ." Yeah, maybe we do say 'the clothes store'? it sounds right. "I'm going to the clothes store." that sounds right.
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Why are there no longer as many options for reporting? This is not a good English sentence, and I wanted to report it, but I can't.
I said a clothing store and it was right ive said that everytime i get this particular phrase
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Because no native English speaker would say that. Certainly not in the US, Canada, Australia or the UK at least. Maybe there is some island colony somewhere where the English is a little funky anyway, but no native English speaking country where I have lived, traveled and/or have family would say it that way. It sounds terribly awkward.
It's one thing to say that DL should accept "clothing", but to say that no native English speaker says "clothes store" is blatantly incorrect. I'm a native American English speaker and I do on occasion refer to a shop as a "clothes store".
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I've lived in 10 US states and every region except New England... and I've never heard it used that way. It's orally awkward. I mean, you either have to take some extra time to work your tongue through all those adjacent consonants or it comes out sounding like, 'close store' or 'closed door'.
At the end of the day dont be an A-hole. If someone says "A clothes store" you still know what they mean.
What if we accidentally click submit and we get it wrong? That is much of fair. There should be a button that says "accident" and we get to retry?
I got it correct and still marked me wrong using all my life that i had left damn stupid lesson please reimburse me
Annoying that "A clothes store" was not accepted. For non native English speakers, these are equivalent.
2 reasons: first, "ropa" doesn't mean cloth - it means clothes or clothing. Second, "a cloth store" is not a phrase we would use in English. If you really mean cloth, then we would say a fabric store/shop. If you (correctly) mean clothes we would say a clothing store/shop. You have to do more than translate literally - you need to find the closest equivalent an English speaker would actually say.
Why would the keyboard appear if i wasnt actually typing? Typed it and pressed enter but it didnt reguster
That is the literal translation, bu it is not good English. We would say a clothing store or a clothing shop, depending on our country.
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Greetings, Prachigopa. Please show me a copy of the answer that you gave, and I will try to help sort it out
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Hello, h_._.r (I hope I got that right). Both are accurate, and acceptable. The thing to remember is that English is not a universally standardized language. Where I live, "clothing store", would be the preferred answer. But in other areas of the English-speaking world, "clothes store" is no doubt equally accurate. I think that we all need to remember that Duo is a great service that is not perfect, but is Free.
I believe that 'a store of clothes' or 'a shop of clothes' should be accepted as an answer.
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Greetings, Jaber838689. As a word for word transliteration, your answer is technically accurate. However, I am a Canadian-born, lifetime English-speaker, and I have never heard a clothing store called anything other than a "clothing store". Duolingo is teaching us to use the language in a conversational way. I find it helpful to focus less on whether or not my answer is technically accurate, and more on whether or not it is the way in which ordinary people would communicate. I hope that you find this opinion helpful. All the best to you and yours, and stay safe.
A Cloth Store, is apparently not acceptable. And yes, it should be A Clothing Store
The translation should be "A clothing store." No one says "A clothes store."
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Hello, AnidaPathan. Is there something about this question that I might be able to help you with, or are you just . . . experimenting here?
Sometimes it asks for me to type the Spanish that I hear, which I have done correctly, then the program says I got it incorrectly and shows the English translation! This glitch in the program is happening a lot lately! Please fix! Thank you! I love this!
Why does it say una for everything??? I had to google it since this app explains nothing. But it said una is femanine. So i cant even use what theyre teaching me. I wouldnt say yo necesito una chaqueta. I would say un. So this app is teaching me incorrectly then marking me wrong later for it
I put in exactly what they said the correct answer was 4 times and it still didn't work
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Ropa means clothing, there is no need to make it plural. Saying "tienda de ropas" would translate to "clothings shop".
I want to learn Spanish so when you ask to translate something to English. Please use correct English and not a spanglish equivalent.
Man it says type what u here and i typed exactly that only but it shows wrong answer.. and ask to write its English translation...???
Non parts of this kind of questions have any sound. motion effects and other sounds work but not these parts.I don't know what to do
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I put clothes but i was typing with my apanish keyboard so it auto corrected to something else
I said a store of clothes, shouldn't that also be accepted? If it shouldn't be could someone please explain why?
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I can offer only my opinion. While your answer is an accurate literal translation, it is not a reasonable version of conversational Spanish. If you were on your way for a day of shopping, would you really say, "I am going to a store of clothes."? More likely, you would say, "I am going to a clothing store.", or "I am going to a clothes store." Duo can be tricky. Sometimes, you just have to try to figure out what answer Duo wants. At the same time, your knowledge of the vocabulary is excellent.
IM STILL IN THE 2ND TIER AND JUST FOUND OUT THAT "MANANA" CAN BE MORNING AS WELL AS TOMORROW NOW THAT MAKES NO SENSE
If you think on it deep enough, it does, and it works the same way in your own language too (as well as many others), because "morning" is usually the origin for words describing "tomorrow" :)
In English: to+morrow. Words "morrow" and "morn" come from Old English "morgenne", the same root as the German "morgen" = "morning".
Why does it make sense? Because when is the next morning (la mañana) you will encounter? Well, it will happen tomorrow (mañana) :)
In a similar way, the words for "yesterday" in many languages are related to the word "evening". For example in Polish "wieczór" = "evening" and "wczoraj" = "yesterday".
Why is that? Because when was the most recent evening that you encountered and currently remember? Well, it happened yesterday :)
OK THANKS I THINK I GOT. IT... HASTA MANANA, SEE YOUI TOMORROW OR SEE YOU IN THE MORNING
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There is a definite lack of consistency in Duo's scoring. Maybe it depends on your location. In any case, every time I have encountered "una tienda de ropa" I have rendered it as "a clothing store". This has never been marked as wrong. Occasionally, Duo suggests "another correct answer", which usually (always?) is, "a clothes store". To my way of thinking, speaking, and hearing,while that is of course accurate and correct, it is also awkward. Could be just my conditioning.
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Greetings. Really sorry, but in my almost 72 years in English Canada, I have never heard of any retailer identified as a "clothe store". I am not saying that there is no other corner of the English-speaking world where it could be used. But in thousands of conversations, TV shows, movies, books read . . . no, not once. Sometimes, getting through the lessons successfully is just a matter of figuring our which of several possible answers is the one that Duo wants. All the best, and in this time of corona virus pandemic, stay safe.
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I wrote "A clothes' store." DL wrote that I had a typo. Can someone point out what my typo is?
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I suspect that the "typo" is the apostrophe after your final "s". Duo seems to lean toward "clothes", rather than "clothing" which in my unschooled opinion is the better translation. But "clothes' " is an indication of possession, and is not indicated here.
I wrote "one store of clothes". It was the literal translation and should have been okay since a clothing store is in fact a store of clothes.
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But in my experience, few people would call a clothing store a "store of clothes."
I have a store of clothes (clothes stored) in my clothes closet. But they aren't available for sale. I don't think many people refer to Target or Pennys as stores of clothes .
"Hi, Honey. I'm going the store of clothes to shop" sounds very strange. ("Suena muy raro.")
I typed "store of clothes" into Google, and it gave me mostly "clothing stores."
Remember that the "literal" translation may not be the best, or even a good, translation.
How would you translate: "me llamo..." (I call my self..").
Try these. These are all Spanish phrases that should not be translated literally. (I have given the appropriate translation.):
"a voz en grito" – loudly, at the top of one´s lungs.
"cuando las ranas críen pelos" - “When pigs learn to fly”.
"dormir como un lirón" -- "to sleep a lot; sleep like a dog."
"en cueros " -- "in the buff", naked.
"meterse en el sobre" – To hit the hay/go bed.
"ni soñarlo!" – In your dreams!/No way!
WHY DOES DE USED WITH THIS AND NOT OTHER STATEMENTS, LIKE UNA CAMISA AZUL, NOT DE AZUL?
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Yes, sorry, but "cloth" is incorrect. Has to be clothes or clothing, or maybe garments. Good luck.
PEOPLE PLEASE! STOP TRYING TO COMPARE SPANISH TO ENGLISH, IT IS GOING TO BE HARDER TO LEARN SPANISH IF YOU ALL KEEP DISCUSSING HOW YOU WOULD SAY SOMETHING IN ENGLISH, YOU ARE HERE TO LEARN STANISH NOT ENGLISH.
*SPANISH Yes, I don’t know why they criticise the contributers’ English; at the end they speak languages we (learners) don’t know.
This is structured horribly. I hate how they keep makimg us auto-arrange the words and how it's wrong if we don't do the literal translation.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
