"My secretary sleeps in the afternoon."

Translation: Minha secretária dorme à tarde.

[whitebox]

Why is 'na tarde' not acceptable?

[Paulenrique]

You can use "à/de tarde"

[whitebox]

You mean I can use "dorme de tarde" and still convey the "sleeps in the afternoon" meaning?

[Paulenrique]

Yes!

[whitebox]

How come 'na' isn't acceptable as 'in the'?

'à' means 'to the'...

[Paulenrique]

Some expressions can't be taken literally =/

[fdeazev]

It just sounds awkward in portuguese.

[karlsefni]

now na tarde is accepted

[deactivated user]

Duolingo can accept, but it's still weird.

[Endverbraucher]

"às tardes" is not accepted even though in a similar exercise it was.
In both cases, a behaviour was expressed, i.e. someone generally sleeps at that time of day.

Às vezes, Duo está difícil de entender.

[chartsman]

I have just reported it.

[mariaaa]

This sort of sentence makes me want to look for a job in Brazil :-D

[Paulenrique]

:P hahaah

[Quasar200]

Can you say "pela tarde" as well?

[Paulenrique]

Not common and means "by the afternoon".

[Quasar200]

Okay. I didn't know if "por" could be used in the same way here as it is used in Spanish, where someone might say "por la tarde" for in/through the afternoon.

[chapo619]

Why is "secretária" not acceptable?

[nicnac28]

didn't accept it for me either...

[LadyMar1923]

Question: Is there a masculine secretary? Spelling change? Obrigada

[Paulenrique]

O secretário.

[b.dub]

Is "secretaria de minha" acceptible?

[benkloester]

No, this is not grammatical afaik. You could say secretaria minha, but that would mean "secretary of mine" which is also a bit weird