Topic: German

"Was werden wir sagen?"

Translation:What are we going to say?

December 29, 2012

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/TimWilding
  • 2055

'What are we to say' was not acepted. Reported.

September 30, 2014
https://www.duolingo.com/TimWilding
  • 2055

Reported again.

November 24, 2014
https://www.duolingo.com/mizinamo
Mod

    And rightly so. "What are we to say" is "Was sollen wir sagen", not "was werden wir sagen".

    May 9, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/langust
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      What are we gonna say not accepted. Repooorted

      July 19, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/mizinamo
      Mod

        "gonna" is not standard written English.

        July 20, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/haywoodjab4

          before i had read these comments, i made the same conclusion: "what are we to say" should be acceptable

          September 29, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/mizinamo
          Mod

            It is not acceptable, since the meaning is different.

            September 30, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/haywoodjab4

              i beg to differ. in english, it could be understood as either

              October 3, 2018
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