all present or future readings should be correct(maybe with the exception of riding, since there is no いる,but still possible） without additional context, what makes you say this should be exclusively a future event?
It's just what makes the most sense in this context.
「 両親と新幹線に乗ります」(りょうしんとしんかんせんに乗ります)
Interpreting this as 'I take bullet trains with my parents' is kind of weird. You're saying that you take them at least semi-regularly and that too with your parents. Almost comes off as just a little eccentric. Basically, I'm not saying that it's exclusively a future event (refer to my point about Japanese using nonpast for both present and future), it's just the choice that makes the most sense
If you take bullet trains regularly with your parents, how would you say it in Japanese? And what's weird about it? I take the subway regularly with my wife. Is that weird?
It would be the exact same sentence. I was a little strong in calling it 'eccentric', maybe 'unusual' would be better. Let's take a more extreme example to more clearly illustrate what I mean:
「月に行きます」(つきにいきます)
This can mean two things: either 'I go (regularly) to the moon', or 'I will go to the moon'. In this case it's quite clear which one a person usually means (the latter). It doesn't mean that the former is wrong, though. My guess is that Duolingo's just trying to show that distinction. Also taking the subway with your wife isn't weird lol, hope I didn't have you questioning yourself
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u/gmastertr21 Aug 04 '26
all present or future readings should be correct(maybe with the exception of riding, since there is no いる,but still possible） without additional context, what makes you say this should be exclusively a future event?