Topic: Italian

"Le piante muoiono senza l'acqua."

Translation:Plants die without water.

June 29, 2013

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/susandlin
  • 1975

why is the translation: "the plants die without the water" not correct?!

June 29, 2013
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rayner91

    "The water" is not really correct in this sentence as it implies a specific 'container of water' as a pose to simply needing water in general. The same rule would apply to "The food".

    January 5, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Kevtastic

      It seems to be fixed now, Duo accepted it.

      January 11, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jeffrey855877
      • 1108

      the plants are dying without water not accepted 28 Nov 2017. Reported.

      Duo has gotten a bit better about accepting present progressive as a translation for simple present, but not in this sentence. It is much more accepted in the French and Spanish modules, so this is a problem related to the database, rather than accurate translation.

      November 29, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GScottOliver
      • 543

      2019-02-06 Still not accepted; reported.

      February 6, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/susandlin
      • 1975

      Grazie!

      January 11, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/arktoe

        Why isn't this worded: plants would die without water???

        April 23, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ZuMako8_Momo

          That would be «Le piante morirebbero/morrebbero senza l'acqua.».

          June 29, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MeroeOMER

            'The plants will die without water' not accepted Mar 2017

            March 5, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jeffrey855877
            • 1108

            That's future tense in English. The Italian is present tense.

            November 29, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Andy221377

              "Brawndo" or "electrolytes" are also acceptable.

              November 29, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SusanLedin
              • 94

              Duolingo, I think you have two different answers here!! One says you need the article for l'acqua and one says not! Please make this consistent!

              July 7, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/YuriMykolayevych
              • 300

              Can you say "Le piante muiono senz'acqua."?

              February 16, 2019
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