"Grandma is talking about her sisters."

Translation: Babcia mówi o swoich siostrach.

[LauraLilim]

Why is "jej" acceptable in this sentence?

[Jellei]

Because theoretically, it can be "Grandma Pauline is talking about her (her = Aunt Betty's) sisters", in a proper context. But 'swoich' = her own would be a more probable translation.

[BenYoung84]

In which case it's strange that the version with jej is the recommended translation.

[BieniekAlexander]

I think you're missing the point! I didn't even notice this on my own, actually. I assumed that "her" referred to the grandma herself, but that might not be the case. If the "her" indeed refers to somebody other than herself, then "jej" would be used indeed. But, from the English sentence, it's impossible to know.

[BenYoung84]

What point am I missing? Jellei confirmed that given this English sentence, a translation with swoich is by far the most likely.

[LauraLilim]

Ah, that's very clear! Thank you.

[manialm]

So why not "rozmawia" here? Is it because she's not talking to anyone?

[Jellei]

As "rozmawia" is about having a conversation, I'm not sure if it's a good translation here.

[Fanielka]

Babcia mówi o swoich siostrach ale Nie ma jej sióstr

[Popo-lsku]

Babcia mówi o swojej siostry. (?)

[alik1989]

• O swojej siostrze - singular.
• O swoich siostrach - plural.

[PaDren]

does niej work instead of jej?

[Jellei]

No, "niej" may mean "her" (a form of "she"), not "her" as a possessive pronoun.

The difference would be visible with a man: it's like a difference between "him" and "his".

[Grayna75518]

Zdecydowanie O SWOICH siostrach. O JEJ siostrach w tym zdaniu jest błędem.
Duolingo, popraw!

[alik1989]

Okej, to powiedz mi proszę jakiego zaimka byś użyła, gdyby babcia mówiła o siostrach swojej koleżanki.

[Jellei]

Chociaż jest to na pewno poprawne zdanie, to sądzę, że lepiej, żeby jedyną sugerowaną opcją było "o swoich siostrach". Zmieniłem.