"Det sitter en apa i sängen."
Translation:There is a monkey sitting in the bed.
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Strange in English. I would expect "sit on" or "lie in", but never "sit in". I would expect to specify "sit up in" as in while reading or eating in bed.
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We're talking normative cases here, and in the general case the usage is sit on or lie in. Yes, one could find a corner case such as yours, but then you can find exceptional cases for nearly any English sentence that would render computational linguistic testing near impossible. One could easily see how "He is a woman" is a valid statement in English under specific conditions, but Duolingo rightfully would consider it wrong.
I agree, as an american. "Sit on" sounds way more natural. I've never heard "sit in"
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I listened to this sentence many times, but every time it sounds like "vi" instead of "det". Don't know why
Me too. And also the "i" either disappears entirely or almost sounds like på because of the end of the word apa which would still make sense. Has caught me out 3 or 4 times now! I think I need to spend more time listening!! haha
Why can't I translate this sentence with "there is a monkey in the bed". I thought sitter was translating into sitting, but into just being there as well.
First an architect, then a lamb and now a monkey. Is it common to find strange creatures in your bed in Sweden?
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That would be "Det sitter en apa i min säng". Also, Herr Nilsson has his own little bed. ;)
why does it sound like "vi sitter" if it's "det sitter"?? why is the voice so hard to understand? i replay this a thousand times and it just sounds like the voice is saying "vi sitter". i hear a V not a D.