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The current translation "That is out of the question" seems to be idiomatic and cannot be reached by using the literal meanings of the words as given.
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I appreciate learning idioms. As a student though, it can feel discouraging when you are "punished" for not knowing something you were never directly taught in previous lessons.
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Maybe beginning with an audio of this... the only way to introduce it without requiring us to get there.
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That's why you're not meant to know the meaning, but are merely asked to write down what you hear... This is a great way to learn an idiom.
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"That doesn't even pose it self" literally perhaps? I kinda get it.
Learning idioms is an important part of learning a language proper wherever you do it.
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If I weren't a droid, I'd be pulling my hair out right now.
Learned an idiom, lost a point... not a bad trade in my book. Not likely to forget it anytime soon. The suggestion of an idiom section is a great idea though.
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I wrote "that is not proposed" but it was rejected. What clue is there that "even" is necessary in this sentence?
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The "ni."
Ni can mean nor but in a sentence like this where there is only one thing it is not, it roughly means something like "not even."
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Wow! Never would have guessed that in a million years! "That does not arise." is as close as I can get.
I knew I was going to lose a heart the second I saw this phrase. A useful idiom, no doubt, but not all that useful at this point in my Spanish instruction.
