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- "No, they are not tall."
"No, they are not tall."
Translation:Ne, nejsou vysocí.
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If the gender is not known, which gender do you use? Didn't this example use masculine, animated, plural nominative?
You can use any gender you want. In real use it will depend on the context. The translation above does use animate masculine and the adjective is in the nominative case.
Why can't use "Ne, oni nejsou vysoke?" If the thing is masculine inanimate?
So I put "Ne, to nejsou vysoci." and it was marked wrong. does the "Jsou to/To jsou, Je to/to je" apply in the negative? OR is "to" not used because there is no real subject/direct object, simply an implied one?
See my downvoted answer to Ahmed. "to jsou/jsou to" requires an object in nominative, not just an adjective (Jsou to vysocí lidé.).
Using downvotes to thank the volunteers for answering is rather pathetic. Kdo chce kam...
oh sorry i forgot, but this to je/ je to pattern is kinda confusing sometimes
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I put "Ne, oni nejsou vysoka." and it said it was wrong and should have been "Ne, ona nejsou vysoká." Soooo, how is oni wrong? and vysoká is only for...?plural feminine?
oni is masculine animate
vysoká is either feminine singular or neuter plural (cf. with eg. Latin)
You should be able to check that yourself in the Tips and notes.
When you first start a lesson, the little box which says what lesson you are on has two icons. One is a key, and the other is a lightbulb. Select the lightbulb for Tips and Notes. I had to ask, also! Unfortunately, this only displays in Duolingo on the web, not in the mobile application.
Would, "Ne, oni nejsou vysocí" be technically correct? If so, is there any occasion where that wording would not be too formal or verbose?
Not just technically, it is a good translation. You can use it in any occasion.
