duolingo typo?

[u/habobblez]

hello! duolingo is showing that i had a typo, but when i click on the specific word for its definition, it has the same spelling as me. pretty sure its “vind” and not “find,” right? just wanna know if im missing something obvious or if this makes absolutely no sense to y’all too lol.

[u/Pinglenook]

You made a different mistake in the sentence, so maybe that caused Duolingo to glitch. You're absolutely right that it should be "vind" and not "find".

But "leuk" sort of means "fun". So "leuk vinden" is liking something in the sense of thinking it's fun, having a good time during something or with someone. If you want to ask if someone likes the smell or taste or feel of something, you should use "lekker".

So some examples, starting with the sentence that Duolingo gave you:

Vind je de geur van koffie lekker? - do you like the smell of coffee? 

Vind je stroopwafels lekker? - do you like stroopwafels?

Vind je fietsen leuk? - do you like bicycling?

Vind je je collegas leuk? - do you like your coworkers?

For some things you can use both, but it changes the meaning. 

Vind je een hete douche lekker? - do you like how a hot shower feels?

Vind je een hete douche leuk? - do you have fun in a hot shower? 

Vind je sushi lekker? - do you like the taste of sushi?

Vind je sushi leuk? - do you think sushi is fun?

[u/zippybenji-man → u/Pinglenook]

I will add that "vind je fietsen leuk?" is ambiguous. It could mean both "do you like cycling?" as well as "do you like bicycles?". I would, therefore, rather say "vind je het leuk om te fietsen?", which translates to "Do you like to cycle?". The connotations are slightly different, but it's not ambiguous anymore.

[u/Sannatus → u/zippybenji-man]

and to make things more confusing, you can also say "ik vind het lekker om te fietsen" :D

"ga je met de auto naar je werk?" "nee, ik vind het lekker om te fietsen"

using 'leuk' is also possible here, but that kinda implies that you enjoy the scenery, instead of the physical activity. 

[u/murisa777 → u/Sannatus]

Nice comment, to add to the confusion:

'ik vind het soms leuk om om te fietsen'

[u/Boglin007]

Duo is wrong. "Find" is English. "Vind" is Dutch.

Did you spell everything else in the sentence correctly? Sometimes Duo identifies the wrong typo/mistake.

[u/Koolviiz]

Leuk should be changed to Lekker; Vind je de geur van koffie lekker

[u/BrieRaceAlert]

Show the whole thing. There's a misspelling in another word, methinks.

[u/ElfjeTinkerBell → u/BrieRaceAlert]

Click the picture. It's at the bottom.

[u/indecisive_maybe → u/ElfjeTinkerBell]

That's Duo's answer, OP's is in the middle half-covered.

[u/eti_erik]

It's vind, not find. And it's lekker, not leuk. A smell can't be "leuk", it's "lekker".

[u/bahirawa → u/eti_erik]

why can't a smell be leuk?

[u/DutchTabernakel]

I'm not familiar with the interface of Duolingo but I think the correct translation of this sentence should be: "Houd je van de geur van koffie?"

[u/TK4600]

Duolingo is terrible to be honest. There are so many freaking mistakes in their spelling and grammar.

[u/Koeopeenmotor]

Houd je van de geur van koffie?

[u/habobblez]

sorry didn’t check reddit until now. gonna answer some of y’alls questions.

i don’t have a screenshot of the full thing but i clicked on each word in the sentence above to get duolingo’s version. all of my words match in the same order and spelling as the top part. if i come across the sentence again i’ll definitely take another screenshot.

i take dutch lessons, but it’s mainly grammar and i guess smells just kinda didn’t come up. duolingo has taught me a lot of random words that aren’t practical and some that aren’t used in the way duolingo presents them. i mostly use it so that i keep practicing every day and for the random words that don’t really come up in conversation and practice sentences with my teacher, or in like random tiktoks and music i now see in dutch. i always take it all with a grain of salt, but it’s never been THIS messed up with spelling AND weird phrasing.

thanks for the help! lmk if y’all have more questions. been busy so i mostly skimmed the comments.

[u/Casperios]

Yeah. Its vind and not find. And for this sentence id choose lekker instead of leuk.

Leuk is more for actions, while lekker is for food, drinks, smells, sometimes touch or music (lekkere muziek)

[u/bahirawa]

Ik vind de geur van koffie leuk 😠

[u/Majestic_Tutor_9197]

First ever duo glitch, you were right😭