"Hast du einen Tisch?"
Translation:Do you have a table?
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I do try "slower" when I can not understand what I hear. I do not press "slower" when, as in this case, I hear and understand but there is just a missing word. This is a bug and it has to be reported as such.
Ah, that has been fixed, perhaps thanks to you. But had I not been able to hear "du" I would never have gotten it right, since the voice did not say, "hast" -- unless the "s" is silent in this word. and yes, I played it on slow several times.
When the verb (hast aka haben) is in the 2nd position it's not a question...it's a statement (at least in German). So "Du hast..." = statement. "Hast du..." = a question.
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I listened slowly several times and guessed Glisch. Which isn't a word but that's what I hear.
Audio mumbled. Sounds like "dish" instead of Tisch. Both normal and slow speed. Reported 10 Aug 19
Admitted. "du" is mumbled here but notable to the native ear. You can close this pop-up box and listen to the slower version on the website.
Can this be used in the context of meeting someone at a restaurant for a meal?
Why "Do you have a desk" is marked wrong? Duolingo says der Tisch can mean a table or a desk? What's the difference here?
Why does the word for "a" change from "das ist ein Tisch" to "hast du einen Tisch?"
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In the first sentence, Tisch is in the nominative case since Tisch is the subject of the sentence. In the second, Tisch is in the accusative case because it is an object and not the subject. Since Tisch is a masculine noun, it is ein Tisch in the nominative case. In the accusative case, ein changes to einen for masculine nouns. Just something to remember, and should be in the lesson Tips.
Why 'ein' is in accusative case here, but not in many other sentences in DL where 'haben' is followed by a masculine noun?
