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Qual è l'età dell'universo? (en → it)

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Qual è l'età dell'universo? (en → it)

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Qual è l'età dell'universo?

en: What is the age of the universe?

Duolingo forum topic: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/2961954

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Seiryuu
Canada

Re: Qual è l'età dell'universo? (en → it)

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Reported this on 5 October 2022 for not accepting the Saxon genitive.

What is the universe's age?

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O.Zoe
Greece

Re: Qual è l'età dell'universo? (en → it)

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Seiryuu wrote: Wed Oct 05, 2022 5:29 pm

Reported this on 5 October 2022 for not accepting the Saxon genitive.

What is the universe's age?

I've noticed that you have reported the Saxon genitive several times so far. I'm not a native English speaker, so I don't have an opinion about it. However, I've read many posts from native English speakers on Duolingo who said that the Saxon genitive is mainly used for people and it would sound unnatural to use it for something inanimate.

After a quick search online, there seems to be two groups of people; one thinks that the Saxon genitive is used for animate nouns and some time expressions, whereas the other uses it for any noun. Perhaps Duolingo contractors belong to the 1st group.

English Possessive's: When to Use The Saxon Genitive
Possessive apostrophes (BBC)
The basics - structure of Saxon genitive

🇬🇷 N :gb: C1 :de: B1 :it: A1

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Seiryuu
Canada

Re: Qual è l'età dell'universo? (en → it)

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I belong to the second group.

How long are the plant's roots?
What's the rock's weight?

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:cn: (Cantonese) – Conversational
:de: – Low-intermediate | :it: – Low-intermediate | :jp: – Conversational

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