"You mix the sugar and the egg."

Translation: Unite lo zucchero e l'uovo.

[Ursula300230]

Why Duo does help with the word 'mescoli' and then says it is the wrong WORD, you have to write 'unite' ? Strange behavior.

[Chel451498]

Mescoli lo zucchero e l'uovo works in Aug2018.

[Dadpaci]

Not for me in March 2019

[deactivated user]

Mescoli was accepted too 3/25/19

[toddsjordan]

Why is it not Uniti?

[Duomail]

Present tense: Unisco, unisci, unisce, uniamo, unite, uniscono
Past participles: unito, unita, uniti, unite.

[satishkc]

"tu unisci lo zucchero e l'uovo" is accepted now - Jul'20.

[AnnBeverid]

I have the same question. If it is a different tense, why? It seems the same structure as the present tense we've used to this point...

[Maddalena124422]

Because in Italian to give instructions it's common to use the imperative form

[stuart.hol2]

I don't think i was introduced to any word for mix when i did this lesson, but now I'm strengthening the task, it's the first question!

[TonyDonova]

Sounds fair. You're strengthening your knowledge of the topic by picking up words you missed out on first time around :)

[thatguy1598]

Altough duo is teaching the wrong word as it's actually mescolare

[MargaretHi957525]

I wrote ..Tu mescoli lo zucchero e l'uovo

[Dadpaci]

A little annoyed that the lesson tells me that "mix" is "mescolate" or "mescoli" yet marks me wrong and tells me it is "unite". I am not arguing that unite is correct, in fact I think it works better. But Duo teaches me something then marks me wrong for it.

[botticellia]

if it's not imperative, Mischia, then Si mischia should also be accepted in lieu of mischi.

[Pat769088]

Why is; 'Tu mescolate lo zucchero e l'uovo' wrong?

[Maddalena124422]

Because "mescolate" is second person plural and "tu" is the pronoun that stands for second person singular

[Alex_Luka]

Cause that's like saying "loro mangiamo" or "lei invito". It would either be "Tu mescoli" or "voi mescolate".

[PB_Bandit]

Once again Duo shows me a number of possible translations then tells me the 'correct' word was that which wasn't even shown. Well done.

[CreyB]

looks like they are presenting this as an imperative form.

[mukkapazza]

Unite is the conjugation for both the present indicative and the imperative, though a better interpretation here might be present indicative because the subject is clearly stated, You mix...

Uniti works better as an adjective or a participle: Gli Stati Uniti, vi abbiamo uniti...

[jaye16]

Please why is this not a correct choice? "Tu mescoli lo zucchero ed l'uovo."

[Florizel28]

"ed" is used to mean "and,'" typically, before a vowel. That's not the case before "l'uovo."

[jaye16]

OMG it's the little things that get me all the time. Many thanks for pointing that out. Ciao

[MadonnaLisabetta]

Why isn't it combini?

[LotSparham]

Unire - to join, add to, combine; I too don't see why "Mescoli lo zucchero con l'uovo" wouldn’t be acceptable.

[Chel451498]

Maybe due to the 'con' as the sentence didn't say 'with' but 'and'? ???

[Erated8]

Wouldn't It Be More Reasonable To Say "Col Uovo"?

[jacqui.myatt]

Now I'm confused. When you ask for help, Duo offers 'mescoli', but then won't accept it, wants 'unite'. So i look to see if anyone else finds this odd, and they do, but looking further down it appears that it used to be the other way round. Please can the owl give us a consistent answer?