"Hvem har katten?"

Translation: Who has the cat?

[InnocentValley]

I mistakenly wrote "who is the cat" when it should've been "who has the cat", but how does it also give "who's the cat" as a correct solution? It's the same as "who is the cat", it shouldn't be given as correct.

[KieraIsBest]

"Who's", though normally meaning " who is", can also mean "who has".

[wibbelywobbely]

No, actually it can't. We can contract has to 's when has is an auxiliary but not when it's a normal verb.
Lucy's lost her bag. = Lucy has lost her bag. --- OKAY
Lycy's a cat. = Lucy is a cat. NOT Lucy has a cat.

[Jonathan606349]

Duolingo doesn't always know what to do with contractions. I think it's a software issue, not something the mods can affect.

[EhabYounes]

I don't think that's the issue here!
As far as I know, "Who's" is an abbreviation for both who is and who has.

[Gray_Roze]

"Who's" is only an abbreviation for "who has" when "has" is an auxiliary verb, for example, "Who's done this?" In the sentence "Who has the cat?", it's a main verb, and it can't be contracted. "Who's the cat" would never be understood as "Who has the cat?", only as "Who is the cat?"

[SansEspoir83]

Haha. Her høres det ut som hun sier "gatten" og ikke katten :-D

[nik985457]

ja, jeg hører gatten også

[Floki_83]

Me as well. I was like whaaat does "gotten" mean.

[NepetaGataki]

Me too - I have flagged and reported it, I thought it was saying "gutten"!

[Erick_FLG]

Is it the same as saying "Hvem har en katt?"

[DrOctagonapus]

Not quite. En kat is "a cat" as opposed to "the cat".

[boxofcedar]

Also, "cat" can be used with the feminine article "ei". So, the sentence can be both "hvem har katta?" or "hvem har katten?".

[TheRatPatrol]

All right, all right, fess up--who has the cat?

[Kenneth666286]

I like this question ;D