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why not "The cat drinks water" ?
edit: (some month later): i prefer "cats drink water"
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why not "The cat drinks water" ?
"The cat drinks water" = now accepted as a correct answer
Plural is indicated by the context. You could also repeat the word twice if it's not obviously implied such as "apel-apel" = apples or "jeruk-jeruk" = oranges.
I think the difference is that the sentence "Cat drinks water" in English literally means the exact same thing as "That/this/a cat drinks water".
The English statement you offered implies that there is a single cat, in which case the Indonesian version would say specify that/ this (itu/ ini) cat.
Also the statement "Cat drinks water" is super weird in English, I say as someone who used this as my answer the first time.
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"cat drinks water" is strange, yes... maybe even not a correct english sentence! :-)
the language is launched last week... the Duo team is still making a lot of correction.. Report..report...then report any error
Thanks, and I agree... Great work getting this up to Beta to everyone btw.
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"Kucing minum air" is rather incorrect to say here, please add a "seekor (a)" or "si (the)" or "-nya (the)" before "kucing". If you want to say habit, "kucing biasanya minum air (cats drink water)" is more appropriate.
yeah, doesn't take cat drinks water. What's the difference between Cat drinks Water and Cats drink water ? Thanks
In English, singular nouns or plural nouns that refer to an specific group require an article. A cat or The cats in the corner. General nouns don't need it.
"Cat drinks water" wrong? It kinda sounds like I'm saying "cat" as a name but I think is right enough ^^'
Isn't cats means kucing kucing? And cat means kucing. A lot of kucing and just one kucing
The question was to translate "kuching minum air." I translated it as "cat drink water." It says it's wrong and mentions the right answer as,"Cats drink water" How am i suppose to know wether it's "cat" or "cats" ???? Please help me out...
the cat = kucing itu. it drink(s) water = cat drinks water. kucing = cat. kucing - kucing (plural) = cats
