<p>'他们对不是美国人。 '  is a wrong sentence.
the right one is '他们都不是美国人。'</p>

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2019-05-13T11:09:36.133Z
2019-05-13T11:09:36.133Z
Coral
<p>I've been learning Chinese for 12 years and I don't think I've seen 对 used in that way before. However, the「对不是」 could be a typo of 「绝对不是」 "certainly not". So, maybe it could be this:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我们都不是美国人。<br>
  None of us are American.</p>
  
  <p>我们绝对不是美国人。<br>
  We're definitely not American.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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2019-08-13T02:31:16.393Z
"Definitely" is fine, but I think "absolutely" is a slightly better translation of “绝对.”
Marko
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2019-08-29T10:47:54.477Z
@Marko that would certainly be appropriate in many situations, but of course without a context, it's hard to say
kGdmioT
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2019-05-11T01:46:03.990Z
2019-05-11T01:46:03.990Z
kGdmioT
<p>I've seen these two sentences on Duolingo:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>我们都是老师。 (We are all teachers.)</p>
<p>他们对不是美国人。 (None of them are American.) (Not sure if this was exactly the one that I was supposed to translate...)</p>
</blockquote>
<p>But the second one can also be written as</p>
<blockquote>
<p>他们都不是美国人。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>So what's the difference between 都 and 对?</p>

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2019-05-10T22:25:40.663Z
I think you meant 才， but you confused it with 材， and then made a typo, used the simplified character for對 instead
Tang Ho
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2019-05-11T00:53:01.810Z
他们对不是美国人. simply not a valid sentence. with unknown meaning.
炸鱼薯条德里克
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What's the difference between 都 and 对?
# What's the difference between 都 and 对?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-05-10)

I've seen these two sentences on Duolingo:

> 我们都是老师。 (We are all teachers.)
>
> 他们对不是美国人。 (None of them are American.) (Not sure if this was exactly the one that I was supposed to translate...)

But the second one can also be written as

> 他们都不是美国人。

So what's the difference between 都 and 对?

**Tags:** word-choice, difference

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think you meant 才， but you confused it with 材， and then made a typo, used the simplified character for對 instead  
> **username_2**: 他们对不是美国人. simply not a valid sentence. with unknown meaning.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2019-05-11. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

I've been learning Chinese for 12 years and I don't think I've seen 对 used in that way before. However, the「对不是」 could be a typo of 「绝对不是」 "certainly not". So, maybe it could be this:

> 我们都不是美国人。  
> None of us are American.
>
> 我们绝对不是美国人。  
> We're definitely not American.

Hope that helps.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: "Definitely" is fine, but I think "absolutely" is a slightly better translation of “绝对.”  
> **username_4**: @username_5 that would certainly be appropriate in many situations, but of course without a context, it's hard to say  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2019-05-13. Score: 1

'他们对不是美国人。 ' is a wrong sentence.
the right one is '他们都不是美国人。'


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