"Whose car is that?"

Translation: Čí je to automobil?

[DezRiEl]

Hey why does it read off "čí" that way?

[VladaFu]

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/28047586/Help-please-Report-hint-audio-Nelze-naj%C3%ADt-text-k-p%C5%99ed%C4%8D%C3%ADt%C3%A1n%C3%AD-for-other-words-than-%C4%8D%C3%AD-here

[tenhobi]

U zvolení "čí" (složení věty z výběru) mi to řekne něco jako "nelze najít ? z výběru".

[VladaFu]

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/28047586

[schwombie]

why is "Čí je ten automobil?" not accepted? is automobil not neuter, and i have to use "ten"?

[endless_sleeper]

Exactly. Automobil is masculine inanimate; auto is neuter.

[Rolf778527]

I guess it is not "to auto" but the "to" means "it/that" as in "whose car is it?".
but im not sure and i would be very glad if a native could answer that

[VladaFu]

It does.

But we also accept "Čí je ten automobil?" now as the hypothetical closer English *"Whose is the car?" is not natural.

[James_Dean1]

"Čí automobil je to" would also be correct, right?

[VladaFu]

yes

[vebras]

why auto is not accepted here

[VladaFu]

It is: "to auto".

You have to tell us always the complete rejected sentence. Only then we can tell you what's wrong.

[linguaphile16]

Is the word order incorrect if I say "čí mašina je to"?

[VladaFu]

No, but a car is not mašina. Czech is not Russian.

[linguaphile16]

Thank you. I was thinking of the Italian usage. I was mostly just wondering about the word order. I'm finding it a little tricky to get the hang of!