Topic: Portuguese

"É um inseto."

Translation:It is an insect.

May 14, 2013

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/yuleylea

    The response given by me is correct. What it is incorrect is to say "an bug"

    November 3, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/bautiordonez

      You do not say "an bug", you say "a bug". An is only before vowels. And in this case you did not used "E um", which means "it is a/an". "a bug" translates as "um inseto"

      November 20, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/SummerMexico

        That's what he's saying. I also wrote "It is a bug" and it was marked as wrong. The "correct" answer that Duolingo provided said "an bug" which is incorrect and should be fixed.

        November 22, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/bill.buitr

          It's A bug

          June 4, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/TeacherMilena

            an bug???? please let´s correct this duolingo....

            December 6, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/yuleylea

              the response given by duolingo is incorrect

              November 5, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/JerielPatrick

                Why is "It is a insect" wrong? Seems right to me.

                September 7, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Elen-ka

                  Because you used the wrong article. It should be "an insect".

                  September 9, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/LydiaDC

                    IT'S A BUG, not an bug

                    January 22, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/grihau
                    • 139

                    É um inseto? = Ele é um inseto?

                    February 5, 2015
                    https://www.duolingo.com/danielmonteiro16

                      You'd use the latter (mostly) when a subject was used before.

                      Olha essa formiga. Ela é um inseto. (Look at this ant. It's an insect)

                      But

                      O que é isso? É um inseto/Isso é um inseto (emphatic)

                      May 30, 2015
                      https://www.duolingo.com/HugoLopes6

                        "Isso é um inseto" sounds more natural...

                        February 18, 2015
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