"Gli animali sono intorno a noi."
Translation:The animals are around us.
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Hey peeps, is it always "intorno a" when one wants to say something "surrounds"?
they marked it wrong when I said this, but it sure seems like it is correct.
I also wrote that exact reply and was marked wrong. It feels very idiomatic in English to translate it like that.
Really this should be accepted. I can't really think of a situation in English where we would say that "the animals are around us". If we were in the middle of a circle of animals, we would say "the animals surround us" or "we are surrounded by animals". If we are saying there are lots of animals in the immediate vicinity, we would say "the animals are all around us".
Technically "the animals are around us" makes sense, grammatically, but I don't think we would ever really say it.
don't there is a italian direct equivalent , though you might try "tutto intorno a noi"
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I would say, as a native English speaker, that the use of "all around" and "around" are equivalent, and that the former is more natural phrasing than your only accepted/offered answer.
I'm inclined to agree, but DL did not include the all important 'tutti' in the sentence so I guess they want just 'around'. I've given up trying to use normal English and just go for the literal translation. What worries me is the same thing happening on the Italian side? Am I learning pidgin Italian?
I believe I'm correct in this matter: think of the "a noi" as being similar to "of us" in "in front of us."
Odd sentence! Either a funny or scary image, depending upon what kind of animals!
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In a petting zoo: cute and welcome. After dinosaurs break out in Jurrasic Park: make peace with your maker.
my question, too. it seems perfectly acceptable, but duo so far thinks otherwise. reported it.
Could someone please explain why Duolingo constantly gives hints which are marked wrong. in this case "about".
Actually, I believe 'intorno a' means 'about.' So, yes, it seems to me that should be an acceptable translation for the sentence. I am not a native speaker, so there might be some subtlety I am missing. But my Webster's New World Italian Dictionary leads me to believe you are correct.
Would it be incorrect to say "intorno di noi?" I thought that "di" always followed a preposition when it came before a pronoun.
As others have written, the animals are all around us should be marked correct.
Sorry but you can't ever get away from animals. Especially spiders, you are never more then a foot away from a spider.
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I Typed "The Animals Surround Us", As It Seems To Have Basically The Same Meaning, And Feels Far More Natural, Any Reason This Wasn't Accepted?
