"Vidíš ta prasata?"

Translation: Do you see those pigs?

[Foxova]

my answer, "Do you see the pigs", was not accepted

[endless_sleeper]

A mistake on our part, apologies! Some mistakes are bound to happen when working on a new tree...

[Foxova]

no problem! thanks for the reply

[Athalawulfaz]

Etymology information:

'Prasata' is plural of 'prase' from Proto-Slavic 'porsę', from Indo-European 'pórkos', the same root as Latin 'porcus', whence English 'pork', and Proto-Germanic 'farhaz', whence English 'farrow', and Dutch diminutive 'varken', whence also 'aardvark'.

[deactivated user]

is this because prasata is neutral?

[BoneheadBass]

Yes, prasata is neuter.

[Vlad_Lesnievski]

"Can you see those swines?" would also be OK?

[BoneheadBass]

"Swine" (both singular and plural) meaning "pig" is both an older term and one that is currently used in a more professional vs. everyday sense -- as, for example, in "swine flu" or "domesticated swine." If you used it, you would likely be understood, but it would sound odd in conversation, except in certain settings.

[VladaFu]

I am not exactly sure about the exact usage of "swine", the usual collocations style and so on. So I do not know. There is a Czech cognate "svině" that has the same derogatory meaning and is much less used otherwise (but it does happen).