"Mi havas kvar tagojn, sed mi rapide lernas."

Translation: I have four days, but I learn quickly.

[Luis_Domingos]

Is this sentence implying that someone only has four days to learn something, but that's not an issue (because they're fast learners)? Or is there a hidden meaning in there? Thanks in advance.

[m.tastic]

I think so.

[Luis_Domingos]

Thanks for your reply (it seems like the most immediate interpretation).

[Santos.Rui]

Wouldn't it also be valid "I only have four days (learning), but I am learning fast"?

[Luis_Domingos]

Probably (considering there's no progressive distinction in Esperanto). You should report it.

[silvaIguer]

There's no "only" in the esperanto sentence, so I think it's not possible to put it in the translation

[craaash80]

It applies to Esperantists as well :)

[kbulygin]

Another (less likely) interpretation would be "I'm four days old [so there's much to learn in the world], but I learn fast".

[talideon]

This is how long we have to get through the whole course. :-)

[Kerstmus]

"After fours days of Esperanto being in beta it has closed down."
That would be horrible news.

[Misieuroo]

Does anyone know where "kvar" comes from ?

[mhthornburg]

I'm guessing Zamenhof (Esperanto's creator) took it from same roots as "quarter," and "quartet." Spanish and Italian elide the R for a T sound in Cuatro/Quattro, but it's the same root.

[SupEvan]

From Latin quar-, analyzed as the root of quartus (fourth)

[JosephWill352715]

Sounds Russian to me.

[SvenEtienne]

Four in Russian is четыре (chetyre)
I'd have to agree with the Latin root

[supercoolguy6666]

I put Fast instead of Quickly and it was wrong

[JosephWill352715]

Exactly the same here. And yet the definition of 'rapide' is listed as 'quickly' or 'fast'.

[SupEvan]

Fast is accepted now :)

[Duo_Schmecker]

If I said "Mi havas kvar tagojn, ankaŭ mi lernas rapide." would it also be acceptable?

[jax24]

No, that means "I have four days, and I, too, learn quickly."

[DavidStyIes]

Story of my life!

[b0bbik]

does it matter whetehr rapide is before lernas or after?
can it be "mi lernas rapide" ?

[revoltingrhino]

Duolingo, that's kind of ominous

[Martyna225542]

Me before exams lol

[TooManyLingots]

THIS IS A THINLY VEILED THREAT, JFC

[judit-sama]

The doctors have detected me an uncontrollable tumor, so they gave me only four days of life, so I am gonna spend my last four days in the planet learning great esperanto very quickly!! :D maybe this is the best interpretation of this misterious sentence!!

[uridiego]

Thanks Duolingo, that is very encouraging

[Komano.]

Unu, du, tri, KVAR. Wow