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- "Lavoro tanto in settimana."
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I used 'in a week' which I think is more idiomatic than 'in the week' which was given as the correct answer.
I think if you say "in a week" you'd be talking about a specicif week, but if you use "in the week" you mean something like "per week" or "weekly".
In the [first] week [of this month]
In a week, I work a lot and enjoy nothing
In a week [of that month]
So does it mean "I work a lot in every week" or "i work a lot in this specific week "?
I wrote, "i work a lot each week" and the correction was that "each" is indefinite where I had needed definite "the."
Without more context, I think it should accept either "in a week" or "in the week". Or is it assumed to be "the" if "una" isn't present? These little details can really be confusing. A mouse-over grammar point would be useful in this situation.
It's definitely not a specific week, but in English "in the week" isn't specific with a present tense verb. But I think there is a difference between "in a" and "in the" in this context. "In a week" implies that a lot of work is done/achieved in the course of a week, taken as a whole. "In the week" implies to me that that a lot of the time each week is spent working.
Lavoro was a bit confusing, i couldn't tell it was "i work", the menu said it was "the work"
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Generally, a sentence contains a verb, a subject [and sometime an object]. If the word is ambiguous, a verb or noun, and the sentence does not contain any other verb, i suggest to consider that word as a verb.
I answered "I work a lot this week" and it corrected me "I work a lot IN this week". Do I need this "IN" in a sentence like this? (not a native speaker)
Sorry, neither version is really everyday English. "I work a lot (in) this week" would have to be contrasting it with a different week or weeks. E.g. talking about a 2-week work cycle: "I work a lot (in) this week but not very much next." With and without "in" are equal. I think what you're looking for is either "I am working a lot this week" or "I have worked a lot this week" both of which are good English. Adding "in" to those is just wrong. The only justification I can think of for "I am working a lot in this week." is if "in" means "indoors", perhaps said by a farmer doing a lot of paperwork. In this case there would be a definite pause between "in" and "this".
Is I am working any different from I work? Both are present tense and the verb signifies ongoing activity
I put "I work a lot in a week" and was marked incorrect. In the USA, "I work a lot during the week" means (every) Monday - Friday, but not the weekend. Is that implied in the Italian sentence? "I work a lot in a week" means the level or amount of work is high each week.
Why did the voice change to "male"? Freaked me out! What happened to the woman?
Durante la settimana = During the week. Nella settimana = in the week. The algorithm needs revisions.
