"Do you like fruit?"
Translation:Ti piace la frutta?
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The Duo answer above is not using the formal "you." Isn't that the exercise? I am confused. ManuCassanello, it is not "La piace la frutta" because the odd verb, "piacere," as it is used makes the "you" in the sentence the indirect object. The direct object would be "La." The indirect object is "Le." The more literal translation would be "Is the fruit pleasing to you."
Why "ti"? I thought this whole lesson was about the formal form of address!!
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"La" is a direct pronoun, while here we need an indirect pronoun "Le"
• Le piace la frutta? La comprerò (do you like fruit? I'll buy it).
https://learnamo.com/en/direct-indirect-pronouns-italian/
Do you like fruit? can be translated:
• ti piace la frutta? = a te piace la frutta? (you sing. informal)
• Le piace la frutta? = a Lei piace la frutta? (you sing. formal)
• vi piace la frutta? = a voi piace la frutta? (you plural)
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• ti piace la frutta? = a te piace la frutta? (you sing. informal)
• Le piace la frutta? = a Lei piace la frutta? (you sing. formal)
• vi piace la frutta? = a voi piace la frutta? (you plural)
In a lesson on formal you, why are we suddenly using informal you? Another Duo mystery!
I know it's an exercise on formal you and therefore the Ti was unexpected. The lei however didn't begin with a capital L so the Ti was the correct choice. A bit of a curveball from DL. Vivere e imparare.
It is supposed to be a FORMAL YOU section, but this particular sentence obviously isn't.
No, a Lei is, but I think this question is used both by the formal lesson and the lesson testing your knowledge of piacere.
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In another question DL asks you to write the english translation of 'A Lei piace la frutta' which of course is, 'Do you like fruit', and which is an acceptible answer to this question as well
I cannot believe it! The lesson is formal you, so I have translated with : Le piace frutta? ...and it is marked wrong. Why?
I think you forgot about the la in la frutta.
Ti/Le/Vi piace la frutta. - - - or - - - A te/Lei/voi piace la frutta.
The answer given was Le piace la frutta, but Le was not one of the words given, neither was A which I would have put, but lei was - very confusing
Why can't frutta be in plural form since we're talking about a general like? I wrote le piaciono le frutte?
Just as in English, e.g. "Do you like fruit", - in singular, la frutta is used both to talk about fruit in general and to say "the fruit". Le frutte is used specifically to talk about different varieties of fruits or varieties e.g. of apples.
