"Non mi piace questo orologio."

Translation: I do not like this watch.

[tmac876]

Is "non mi piace quest'orologio" incorrect?

[benczurp]

I think "quest'orogolio" should be the correct answer, and questo orologio is not OK. Anyone to confirm?

[GennaroRug]

quest'orologio is right but Questo orologio Is definitely OK

[Nonna602151]

Duo considers the ellision to be wrong as of 7/24/18. I'll report it.

[gologramme]

Quest'orologio marked wrong :/ Is there any special rule where it's allowed to put apostrophe between questo and a noun starting on vowel which Duo concerns?

[lelloparis]

Why "dislike" is incorrect?

[BrianCodli]

Still incorrect five years later. I know not why.

[ElizabethWalker1]

July 2019 and duolingo still marks you down if you write 'quest'orologio'. Checked with Treccani, and they say that EITHER 'questo orologio' or 'quest' orologio' non è sbagliato.

[carobarro]

Google says "Questo orologio" too. In another sentence is this section, DL wrote "quest'orologio da tasca ha piu di settant'anni"....I will ask my Italian teacher.....

[Quazar]

"I don't like this watch myself" isn't correct?

[GennaroRug]

yes, it isn't. "mi piace" = I like. Mi = myself, to me... there's no need to put myself at the end of the sentence

[joseph.abr]

Why not "non piaccio questo orologio?"

[alexisbutti]

Because "questo orologio" is the subject of the sentence: so the verb must be the 3rd singular person (piace). Mi = a me = "to me" in English

[benjbald]

Piacere means "to be pleasing" so "Non piaccio questo orologio" would be sort of like "I am not pleasing, this watch".

So you have to switch it around and say "It's pleasing to me, this watch", which is "Piace a me quest'orologio".

And of course "a me" => "mi" so the most natural translation is "Mi piace quest'orologio".

Having said that, this stupid question doesn't like the abbreviation "quest'orologio" so you have to write "questo orologio".