"Can you give me a few examples?"
Translation:Mi fai alcuni esempi?
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Would this be a good translation into italian also?
Puoi darmi qualche esempio?
Thanks
Yes, although "Puoi farmi qualche esempio?" is more common; "dare l'esempio" means to show in practice, "fare un esempio" to illustrate with an example.
This is rejected because after potete you need "darmi" vice dammi, (dammi is a command form).
I think it should be "puoi darmi alcuni esempi" since "dammi" is an imperative.
Pochi is more like a few such as in a small amount, alcuni is more commonly used for "some" and also makes "some few".
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I interpreted this sentence as having "A few" as in "A small amount", So I don't see why that'd make it wrong.
The Italian given by Duolingo feels more like an imperative ('give me some examples') than the polite request represented by 'puoi darmi...'
The imperative would be fammi/dammi. The present here is colloquial and has the same meaning as a conditional, "would you give me some examples?". I don't think English has a more colloquial expression than "can you" though.
"Could you" feels a little more polite to me than "can you", but it sounds like you're saying that Italians wouldn't really use the condizionale here...?
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Why does Duolingo give hints that can't be used?....You hover over a word and get incorrect information!!!
THE HINTS SAY ONE THING AND THE ACCEPTED ANSWER IS ANOTHER WHAT GIVES
It's a rule that when using qualche to mean some, it is always followed by a singular noun even if the noun is plural in english. You can use the plural "esempi" if preceded by "alcuni"
I think you were supposed to use the infinitive for “give.” I wrote, “Mi puoi dare alcuni esempi” and it was marked correct. (Actually I wrote “puo” but it was accepted as a typo.)
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What's the difference between the two correct solutions: "mi fai alcuni esempi" and "mi fa alcuni esempi"?
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I believe "Qualche" better translates to "Some", So that'd be more like saying "A some examples", Which doesn't really make sense.
Again, do not ever use the hints that DL gives. They give hints that they do not accept. I fell for it again!
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That has two errors:
1) See Rod Parker's answer of 2 months earlier. Puoi or Potete needs to be followed by infinitive form "darmi". Imperative form Dammi would work but only in some other sentence where it doesn't follow "Puoi/Potete".
2) You could say either "qualche esempio" or "alcuni esempi". "Qualche" goes only with the singular form of the noun it modifies. Both translate into "a few examples". There is an explanation in Italian of qualche vs alcuni/e: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNP2-mY3298
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Indeed it does not literally translate to "give".
Literal translation of "Mi fai alcuni esempi?" is "(Will) you [make/produce/come up with] a few examples for me?"
Mi = for me (in this context)
fai = you produce/make
Italian default expressions sometimes differ from their equivalent English counterparts.
Is there any reason I should be marked wrong for "Tu mi fai alcuni esempi"? Is there a problem with using "Tu" at the beginning?
This is not correct. The right response is puoi darmi* alcuni/qualche/dei esempi? To say farmi would mean you want them to show you.
