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"Now he is just a normal citizen."
Translation:Adesso è solo un cittadino normale.
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Why is "adesso solo è un cittadino normale" refused ?
Does it sound so wrong in Italian to put the adverb before the verb in this case?
That would mean Only he is a normal citizen. Which is a completely different meaning.
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your use suggests that 'solo' modifies 'adesso' (only now). it would mean that at this moment in time he became a normal citizen. duo's sentence means that he is only a citizen.
adverbs if they modify a verb,generally follow the verb directly. that is true here. there are exceptions. here is a page that may help. https://www.fluentu.com/blog/italian/italian-adverbs/
Why can't "ora" be used in place of "adesso"? And why must it appear at the beginning of the sentence rather than at the end? Wouldn't this work . . . . "Lui è solo un cittadino normale ora/adesso" ?
It can, but I think ora and adesso go in different places in a sentence. I don't think you can put ora at the beginning. In terms of meaning, ora is fine.
Scratch that, I looked it up- ora should go at the beginning of a sentence rather than the end! And also ora is more like right now, at this exact moment, whereas adesso is like the present as it relates to the past/ future. But that's v pedantic and, practically, there's no distinction. Adesso is more popular in the north of Italy, ora around Tuscany, and there's also a regional "mo'" which is very popular in Rome and the south. This is a better explanation, lol! https://dailyitalianwords.com/ora-vs-adesso/#:~:text=One%20is%20ora%20and%20the%20second%20is%20adesso.&text=For%20all%20intents%20and%20purposes,Ora%20ho%20un%20appuntamento.
I used "appena" for just because it's in the suggested translations and it was marked incorrect. Why is it suggested if it's incorrect?
I would like to know that as well. Many, many times Duo lets us use lei/lui to really clarify context. Why not now?
I used giusto instead of solo. Isn't it a legitimate translation of "just" in this context?
Giusto as an adverb means just in the sense of "exactly", but that's not how "just" is being used here -- just is being used in the sense of "only", so soltanto or solo work better.
This worked for me: "Ora lui è soltanto un cittadino normale."
btw: "lui" is really unnecessary
What!?!? "Proprio" isn't even in the suggestions! I used "appena" which is suggested and it was marked incorrect! Really frustrating and it happens way too often!
In your sentence you use solo to modify ora, instead of solo to modify cittadino. Your sentence translates: The only hour he is a normal citizen.
'From now on I'm just a nice, normal human, from a nice, normal family. Now let's go get mum and dad out of jail.'
Please Duolinguo explain the following Italian translation was not accepted; "Adesso lui solo e' un cittadino normale"
Hints say ora! Then d/l change in answer. To addesso. And marked me wrong.
I have had the word "proprio" accepted as a form of the word "just" before but it will not accept it now? Would someone be able to explain it to me please?
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Why is this not accepted: Lui è adesso solo un cittadino normale.?
I tried all variations with "Lui" and without it in this sentence and not a single one of the variations is correct.
Can't you add a pronoun here? Is this the only form of this sentence that is correct?
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"Giusto" is given as a possible translation of " just" in the drop down window. I concede it is wrong but this isn't giusto! I've reported it.
It's the wrong use of just. Just (giusto) means fair while just(solo/soltanto) means only.
