"Sie essen."

Translation: They eat.

[byeah]

Isn't that Sie means She or They? Where is the "you" coming from?

[pleiadian_]

sie = she, they

Sie = you (formal)

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[Teutonius]

But if the word is at the start of the sentence, the 's' would be capitalised either way.

How are you supposed to tell "Sie essen." apart from "Sie essen."?

[pleiadian_]

Context. Since in this example there is no context, both answers are accepted.

[lordmaatjee]

actually, no, my answer was "she is eating" was not accepted

[pleiadian_]

sie isst = she's eating / she eats

sie essen = they are eating / they eat

Sie essen = you are eating / you eat

[veganpanda]

Why if BOTH are accepted did I get a "wrong" for writing she??

[pleiadian_]

both "sie essen" (they eat) and "Sie essen" (you eat) are accepted.

she eats = sie isst