Topic: Arabic

"cold new fish"

Translation:سَمَك جَديد بارِد

July 2, 2019

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/ZaynabWalker

    Question: do you have to say جديد before you say بارد

    July 2, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/procrastinating
    • 3

    Yes because it is modifying سمك

    July 4, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/MagnoMonkey
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      I said cold first, so I guess not? Idk

      July 4, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/jvitti624
      • 965

      I'm unsure, but I think it sounds more natural in that order. There's some useful discussion of Arabic adjective order here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/32854689

      July 4, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/Ostarrichi
      • 11

      What the h is " new fish?"

      July 4, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/GertjanNL
      • 97

      Maybe a fresh caught fish?

      July 6, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/benton.1
      • 33

      Or one you just bought at the pet shop.

      July 12, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/Jihel5
      • 73

      Where are the grammar lessons? This is like shooting arrows in the dark.

      July 11, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/NVRSLPS
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      • 492

      Are there any rules or common practices around adjective order? For example in English we usually put size first. Most wouldn't say "the grey big fox". It would be "the big grey fox". Thanks

      July 11, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/voltumna

        Same here, first I had the fish and I translated to "fish cold" and it stated that it was wrong but then for chicken, it stated that it should be "Chicken cold" and not "cold chicken"...

        July 2, 2019
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