"You live and learn."

Translation: Tu vivi e impari.

[divaluisa]

Why not - vivete e imparate

[pepyta333]

Perhaps "vivete ed imparate"

[JohnJennette]

That's what I put, and it was marked wrong as well.

[KevinRoche8]

Should accept that and also:
'Lei vive ed impara' (formal you) and
'Si vive ed impara' (i.e. One lives and learns)

[Jeffrey582195]

Exactly. That's how I answered.

[ghare]

Why is vivi e apprendi not correct ?

[Chris123456]

I don't think it is wrong. From my understanding "ed " is used mostly when there are two vowels before and after the conjunction "and." I think there is a stylistic and regional variation to this but I would have thought your answer to be correct and suggest that you consider reporting it.

[BrucePlumb]

All these comments so far are concerned with possible correct translation of "you live and learn" but what I would like to know is: is this also a common proverb in Italian? In which case what is the usual way of saying the proverb in Italian?

[egg949nort]

I also suspected that it was a proverb; but would like to hear from someone who knows for fact...

[BrucePlumb]

A lot of comments on this discussion wonder why the plural "vivete e(d) imparate" is not accepted. I am not a native but my guess is that the expression is similar to the English "One lives and learns" which is an expression in the singular but "one" has the plural sense of "everyone". Can the Italian "tu" also have this general sense?

[Alastair17]

Any reason why vivete e imparete wasn't accepted?

[pepyta333]

Perhaps "imparate"...it must be correct.

[Kidak]

"Vivete" is for the plural, "Vivi" is for the singular

[victoria71]

why is ed wrong here please

[xyphax]

I do not believe it is wrong. You can view my post here about 'la d eufonica'

https://www.duolingo.com/comment/778489

[AugustHThomsen]

OK, so just to be clear: "vivi ed impari" is ... wrong? - not frequently used? - cacophonic? (I cannot seem to find your post via the link, sorry)

[voglio24]

What about "vivendo s'impara"... why not?

[Bev78710]

Why is polite/plural you incorrect? ie Vivete ed imparate

[MichaelThe16]

Alanis Morissete - You learn

[KKFusionKaran]

"Vivi ed impari" is accepted.

Strange that "Vive ed impara" and "Vivete ed imparate" are not accepted translations for "You live and learn".

Is "Tu vivi e impari" an Italian idiom?

:) KK
novembre 2019

[cosmopolita61]

I will report it. Thanks for the explanation, Chris

[philulie]

I assumed you was singular and entered tu vive e impara

[Vincenzo2015]

if this statement is being told to a single person, then it will be "tu vivi e impari" irrespective of female or male. correct me if im wrong

[Erated8]

The Formal Form Of "You" Uses Conjugation For The Third-Person Singular, Thus "Vive E Impara" Could Be Referring To "You".

[rodolfopaiz]

You are correct, sir.

[rodolfopaiz]

"Vive" and "impara" are third-person conjugations (he/she), as in "Lui vive e impara". The "you" is, in fact, singular; but the correct sentence is "Tu vivi e impari".

[Erated8]

It Could Be Using The Formal You, "Lei".

[B1126]

If something is reported as being correct , then why doesn't Duolingo amend the answer?

[Ariaflame]

They do, eventually. But it can take some time. (Imagine how many reports they must get per day). I've certainly had things changed.

[villajidiot]

Yep, I've had some of my corrections accepted after, oh, two or three years...

I'm sure there are a ton of false reports. More than once I've reported a sentence for not accepting an alternate, valid translation... only to notice afterward that I've a typo in a different part of the sentence that is, technically, a grammatical error. I'm sure the course maintainers have to trawl through thousands of such reports to find one or two valid additional translations.

[infinityhappycat]

Does the "tu" in this sentence refer to a specific person, or does it have more of a proverbial meaning, like it would in English?

[Frenchy90210]

yes, the 'tu' here is like 'one' in English ('one' lives and 'one' learns).

[clairemenzies]

I also thought vivete e imparate

[Frances679245]

I also thought vivete e imparate. Still mystified as to why this is not correct. There is no indication that it has to be in the singular

[giuseppinor]

"vivi e impari" oppure " vivete e imparate" sono altre due soluzioni corrette.

[clairelanc3]

And why can't we use vivete ed imparate?

[Edd_jair]

Thats right, Duo, thats right ...

[deactivated user]

"Vivete e imparate.' not accepted Dec 2020.

[GNTER314995]

Why is Voi vivata ed imparate not acceptet?

[DonnaWebb4]

why was "tu vivi e impari" maked wrong?

[Lng52-._]

So, "abitare" means to "live in" vs. "vivere" to live"?

[Gyllionvan]

Sanic

[sumemon]

This translation shows a complete misunderstanding of the English expression which is a general statement not a particular one to a specific person

[jorgebio]

Posso anche dire "vivi ed impari?

[tedmurphy4]

Tu vivi è tu impari ,marked wrong,they dont use the second 'tu' ????

[zimtladen]

It is rather astonishing that "Tu vivi e impari" should be DL's preferred translation here when they are perfectly well aware that the equivalent Italian for the English idiom is Vivendo si impara ("By living one learns").

See https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/7172186/Vivendo-si-impara.