Topic: German

"Haben Sie viele Tiere?"

Translation:Do you have a lot of animals?

January 15, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Will990197

    How would you distinguish between 'she' and 'they' if this was spoken. (therefore you wouldn't know if Sie was capitalised)

    August 3, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/lapimpale

      Lot of confusion because of capitalization. What if we speak german?

      January 5, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Clifford896649
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      why isn't it "Do you have many animals"?

      October 10, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Tennyx

        How do you know it's not "Do they have a lot of animals?"

        January 15, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/Menschenkind

          Because 'Sie' is capitalised, thus it can only be the formal you.

          January 15, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/DardanDres

            why not she

            August 21, 2015
            https://www.duolingo.com/tboytiger

              That would be "hat sie" but "haben sie" means have they, haben Sie" means have you

              September 20, 2015
              https://www.duolingo.com/Bryan100984

                They have many animals

                March 9, 2019
                https://www.duolingo.com/clackz

                  I thought when SIE was capitalized it was always SHE and never YOU or THEY

                  July 3, 2013
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