"Is there a university in Rome?"

Translation: Estne universitas Romae?

[username769]

"Estne universitas Romae" was not an option.

[EuLebeAllIdiomas]

I agree. The answers at this moment are all incorrect.

[PERCE_NEIGE]

Fixed now. Estne universitas Romae (given as the suggestion for me)

[MaraSolCim]

I dont think any of the options are correct.

[kjbritt91]

If only there were universities in Rome, they would be able to fix this!

[VladaFu]

These were the options

[PERCE_NEIGE]

You should post this kind of screenshots in the troubleshooting section of the forum (or maybe in the Latin section)

Now it's fixed.

[lfd]

¿So Estne has to be at the beginning?

[PERCE_NEIGE]

It's not mandatory, but better. If you put the -ne, it's more common to have it at the beginning of the sentence, but I read some authors who put the -ne hosted word in the middle of the sentence.

Not recommended, through. Far better to follow the general rule (90% of the cases), and to let the weird emphatic sentences for later. But they are not wrong.

[HarryJames325872]

I put estne universitas in romae but got it wrong (it put Estne universitas romae). Is this because it is wrong put 'in' into the sentence or should this be acceptable

[BraveSamodiva]

It's like saying "Is there a university in in Rome?". "Romae" is in locative case which means that it already means "in Rome", so you don't need to put another one

[Tor_Heyerdal]

The lesson tips said that the "-ne" part is optional, but "Universitas Romae est?" was marked wrong. Is this a mistake on my part or on Duo's part? Like, am I overlooking something, or should this have been accepted? Pye20's comment elsewhere in this thread is making me think that it might be more natural if I moved "est" to the beginning of the sentence because it's a question, but nevertheless...

[AaronD.2]

Estne úniversitás Rómæ?

[MFErtre]

"Estne universitas in Roma?" was marked as wrong. I thought the locative "Romae" and the expression "in Roma" to be interchangeable

[EricGonzal770162]

Estne universitas Romae is not working

[Calum980096]

So is anyone questioning why 'in' is missing?

[Tor_Heyerdal]

As far as I understand it, it's because Rome is a city. Cities don't take the preposition "in", but instead use the locative case. The locative case form of Roma is "Romae". It's the same reason that Novum Eboracum becomes "Novi Eboraci".

[Mari596047]

Why is wrong to say "Universitas Romae est?"

[isuiscarlos]

I read "-ne" was optional, and in latin words can be placed in different places. So why is it incorrect "Romae universitas est?"

[EdLaBont]

The answer doesn't correspond to the question. It refers to New York.

[DavidNugen8]

Why is "Rome" not in the locative "Romi"? Or have I misunderstood the meaning of 'locative"?

[Tor_Heyerdal]

Rome's locative form is "Romae", not "Romi". I'm not sure if it's because "Roma" is feminine or if "Romae" is just an irregular exception.

[UrsulaRohw]

How can I place a screenshot here if something is so wrong that I need to show it? I don't see an option for it...