"Dia tidak suka gaun-gaun putih."

Translation:She does not like white dresses.

November 29, 2018

16 Comments
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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/chemirus

He/She both should be accepted


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Coco659447

Clearly, she as well as he has to be accepted!


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AnnickPetit

Since it is more of a general statement (white dresses, not the white dresses), shouldn't just 'gaun' (singular) also be accepted?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Liam-jamieson

I would only use the singular here when speaking bahasa Indonesia. However this module is about plurals


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Iman860952

Doesn't = does not


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/IanWitham1

Yes but Duo does not like contractions.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Chris180870

It's kind of a sexist thing to think that only women can comment on dresses...


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/akucintaDani

Indonesia is a patriarchy as far as what i can see, but it still shouldn't be sexist i agree fully


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/IanWitham1

White is the funeral colour in China.

Many Westerners do not like black dresses because they remind them of funerals. If white is the colour worn at Indonesian funerals, "Dia tidak suka gaun-gaun putih," makes sense.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jen774809

Then what color dress does a bride wear?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/luynok

Red is traditional, but white wedding dresses can also be found these days.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/IanWitham1

Chinese brides wear red. Red is a lucky colour.

I googled Indonesian wedding dresses and it seems that just about any colour goes. Red, gold, and grey seemed very popular. There were no completely white ones on the pages I found.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/adclinton

What does this have to do with anything?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/CarlToma

Gowns should be accepted, not just dresses.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Emilly.Chen

Is it ok if in a simple chat I write gaunx2 ?

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