"Eu sou velha, eu sou um fracasso."

Translation: I am old, I am a failure.

[KZONE88]

Que triste frase!

[lugosky]

It's Duolingo's dark side.

[KTKee-EnglishEng]

Perfectly summing up the feelings of duolinguists who've got this far.

[tillmanf]

Hahaha! E verdade!

[JCMcGee]

Brilliant!

[Lingledingle]

Defeated and depressed! Glad I am only 77. A vida e emocionante!

[marvincorea]

jovem!

[tillmanf]

Why is it not "eu sou velha, eu sou uma fracassa"? Is fracasso the same for males and females?

[Davu]

Yes, the noun "fracasso" is masculine. The word "fracassa" exists though: "Ele fracassa" means "He fails".

[JCMcGee]

Aaaah...crazy language!

[FabianoBrazil]

yes, the noun "Fracasso" means failure and is male, it is the same for both genders.

the verb "Fracassar" means to fail. simple past: "eu fracassei, você/ele fracassou", future: "eu fracassarei, você/ele fracassará", present: "eu fracasso, você/ele fracassa".

[JohnGrunewald]

Que pena!!

[Izabela_K]

Well that's a bit of a downer.

[deactivated user]

This is the third time this phrase turns up - can anybody help that poor pessoa?

[deactivated user]

And here it is again .... Okay, okay, I AM old - but certainly not a failure!!!

[Ann0424]

And I had this sentence for three times!!! :D

[sararamiolo]

some positivity duolingo, vamos! ;)

[AlexanderF32]

That's harsh

[BClaw5]

I think Duolingo needs somebody to talk to lol