"Han sparkade en sittande man på benet."

Translation: He kicked a sitting man in the leg.

[glossboss]

Tennisspelaren sparkade en sittande man på benet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwxlvohtlzI

[BretCollin1]

A better translation into English would be "a seated man".

[deactivated user]

I agree. I was about to make the same comment.

[devalanteriel]

We do accept that as well.

[LukeBarker1]

is this like kicking a man when he is down?

[Zmrzlina]

It's not a fixed expression in this sentence, we also say sparka på den som ligger "kick the one who's lying [down]".

[LukeBarker1]

tusen tack :)

[Kas334864]

Does this mean it was intentional? If we said "sparkade på" would it be more accidental?

[Ludvig556532]

The only way to know if it was intentional is to ask him.

[Pocketmoose]

Both "on his leg" and "in the leg" are correct but "in his leg" isn't?

[Zmrzlina]

It is now.

[Qvorra]

but "against the" is not correct? (no native english speaker here)

[LinguaNerd]

Yeah, "against" wouldn't make sense in English here. I an not sure why but we don't say it. I feel like (as a native English speaker, but not consulting any rules) that "against" implies a longer or more solid impact: thrown against the wall." Also you don't use "kick" with "against," usually. "In the leg" is kind of a set idiom.

[Tinyset]

Kicking AT one's leg should be correct.

[MarvelMani1]

To me (Canadian English), kicking at something just indicates the kick was aimed in that direction, with no indication as to whether there was actual contact or not.

[mamajelli]

Why would anyone kick someone who is sitting down? Is it something that is commonly done in Sweden?

[devalanteriel]

It's just a sentence, not an example of Swedish culture... obviously.

[mamajelli]

Surely, there are other sentences that can use "sitting down" in a more positive way! Why does duolingo insist on using examples of violence and "crayfish were alive when they died"? It's 2020. Maybe kindness would be better examples.....

[devalanteriel]

I don't think the course should be all happy-go-lucky, though I agree that there are some sentences that really shouldn't be in the course.

[JANBOEVINK]

accidentally, no doubt.