"هٰذِهِ مَدينة قَديمة وَمُهِمّة."

Translation:This is an old and important city.

July 5, 2019

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/John222384

I really wish their English were better - This is an old and an important city is marked incorrect - give me a break!


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

That's not correct in English. The indefinite article is only used once when the noun is written once but there are multiple adjectives. For example, "This is a red, big, and bouncy ball" (as opposed to "a red, a big, and a bouncy ball"). However, if the noun is repeated you would repeat the article: "This is a red ball and a bouncy ball."


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

Most people wouldn't say it that way so give them a break. Did you hit the report button and select "my answer should be accepted"?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/BaghdadBri1

This city is old and important should also be correct!


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/arsa.khari

No, it would be هٰده المدينة قديمة ومهمة, you need to add the ال before the word مدينة


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

هٰذا vs. هٰذِهِ?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Hiba.X

the word مدينة is a feminine noun in Arabic so هذه is the correct answer.


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

How should I pronounce هِ? And then the whole word هٰذِهِ?


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

Why is مدينة being pronounced madin (and not madina)?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ella660733

I wrote " This is an old and important town" Isn't that correct?


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

Probably a مَدينة is too big a place to be called a town.


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

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ seriously this last excerise has been a pisstake. 5-6 wrong answers on a row all because the order osnt accepted. How the ❤❤❤❤ am i supposed to know what order? Both are technically correct. Fuming and i paid £12 for this shit monthly.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/CiWu314399

How comes you don't accept "an important and old city"? I don't understand the underling rule you use to decide the "correct" word order of multiple adjectives! It differs from case to case!

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