"هٰذِهِ طاوِلة فَرَنْسِيّة."

Translation: This is a French table.

[j3si3j.77im]

Should "This table is French" also be an acceptable answer? If not, what distinguishes the two?

[MichelleDa878143]

Copied from https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/33006811
DuoLingo - This is an old table. هٰذِهِ طاوِلة قَديمة.
Hiba.X - This table is old = هذه الطاولة قديمة

[Walid.S]

both are correct, but it depends on the context

[arabmouni]

Actually, that would be incorrect. "Table" in this sentence is indefinite (theres not a definite article "al/il" in front of it). Saying "This table" would be making the table definite. Therefore, it must be "this is a French table" since both words are indefinite. If we said "haadhahi (il)Taawila fransiia" that would translate as "This table is French". Good question!

[CorporalNewkirk]

I learned مائدة for table. Is that different from طاولة, or are they synonymous?

[Hamidah287686]

It is maktab not maidat