Topic: Czech

"They are not your birds."

Translation:Vaši ptáci to nejsou.

July 12, 2018

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Needabeer
  • 6

Vaši práci nejsou?

July 12, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Needabeer
  • 6

*ptáci

July 12, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BoneheadBass
Mod
  • 655

This looks like the negative version of the familiar "to je/to jsou" construction, so I don't think you can leave out the "to." "Oni nejsou..." might be an option, but a Czech expert would be better to weigh in on that.

July 12, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tatka_
  • 1517

"to" is required in this sentence.

July 13, 2018
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/VladaFu
Mod

    Actually, "Oni nejsou vaši ptáci." is fine, if somewhat unusual. It can sound like one is saying that about some people.

    July 15, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JoeFoxon1
    • 865

    Missing the "to" would just translate to "your birds are not" which wouldn't make sense by itself

    July 3, 2019
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