Topic: Indonesian

"Nama restoran ini Jakarta."

Translation:The name of this restaurant is Jakarta.

August 21, 2018

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/kousuke.na1

    is "This restaurant name is Jakarta" correct?

    August 21, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/1CN5ijzC

      i think you should use "'s" as in This restaurant's name is Jakarta

      August 21, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/A.Igor
      • 8

      In English they usuallly don't use possessive case with lifeless things. And in that case you should use 'of the' or noun+noun constractions. So, the correct phrases are:"The name of the restaurant is Jakarta","This restaurant name is Jakarta". Check the link https://www.tspu.edu.ru/tspu/files/fia/files/possessive_case_of_nouns.pdf

      August 23, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Fbn059
      • 92

      I think it only works with certain nouns, and it also depends on the sentence.

      'This restaurant's name is Jarkata' sounds okay.

      'This restaurant name is Jarkata' sounds strange to me.

      October 4, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/A.Igor
      • 8

      Report it please. I believe it should be accepted as well.

      August 23, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Rossi445650

        Pretty confusing

        October 19, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/haliahli

          "The name of this restaurant is Jakarta" is a bit formal, but not bad. "This restaurant's name is Jakarta" is more casual and feels more frequently spoken to me. Just depends on situation.

          December 7, 2018
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