"Da sind acht rote Blumen."

Translation: There are eight red flowers.

[siebolt]

It might be easier if duolingo accepted "Over there are eight red flowers." That would show the difference between "da sind" and "es gibt".

[JosepAbenz]

Actually "over here / there" is used by Duolingo only for "da / dort drüben".

[garzvas]

Es gibt = da ist/da sind ?

[-Herbstzeitlose-]

"da ist/sind" is used in a specific sense (as in "X is right over there"), while "es gibt" is nonspecific (as in "X exists").

[Levi]

Reporting the following to be accepted: There are eight red flowers there.

[Hans_Allein]

Here are eight red flowers?

[-Herbstzeitlose-]

That's "hier sind".

[Hans_Allein]

da means there or here.
http://dict.leo.org/ende/index_de.html#/search=da&searchLoc=0&resultOrder=basic&multiwordShowSingle=on

[siebolt]

Although you are right, it doesn't sound right to me. My instinctive reaction to "da" is "there". To me it is the most frequent meaning. I know that in certain situations "da" is more like "here" because it is not far away, but that could still be considered "there" - not as far away but as a pointer to a specific spot. As Krueksauer wrote for "here" there is a perfect translation "hier". In short: "da" is pointing at something near or farther away, "hier" is pointing at something close, "dort" is pointing at something farther away.

[FisherLiz]

Oh! German adjective agreements! Was there ever anything more designed to trap the unwary? Or the forgetful. . .

[ErinWoodell]

I had "roten." Why is it wrong?

[MrSweeetness]

I swear I've heard "Das sind acht Rote Blumen" and not "Da sind acht rote Blumen".

[jaye16]

Use the report option.

[MrSweeetness]

Where do I find it?

[jaye16]

Yes, I should have told you. Sorry I'm not able to do a screen shot.
1. You do a sentence. 2. Check to see if it is correct or not. 3. Now you'll see on the bottom left a space that says: Report a problem. 4. click that and you'll get a few choices (the audio was bad, etc) if you want there is a space at the end to write your problem. 5. Then press "Submit".

Then the staff read all the problem and make changes if they think it's necessary. You don't get a reply, only next time you see that "mistake" it might be corrected, then you know you helped.
If you need help let me know. Good luck, good learning.

[pellucidon]

"There's eight red flowers" was rejected.

[RogerRober616380]

I put "There there are 8 red flowers" and was marked wrong. Is there a difference between "Es gibt 8 rote Blumen" and "Da sind 8 rote Blumen"?