"My wife is the mother of my children."

Translation: Mia moglie è la madre dei miei figli.

[LDunseath]

Why is it "dei" instead of "di"?

[OnyxMoon]

You have to use tge definite article with plural family members, so it's "i miei figli", not just "miei figli". Di+i=dei, so in full it's "dei miei figli". I lost a heart for forgetting that :P

[cjregan420]

This is what I would like to know.

[jeporcher]

Why is "la mia moglie è la madre dei miei figli" not acceptable?

[siebolt]

For persons singular the article is not used. In the plural like "i miei figli" it is.

[harryvarty]

I think it is because you do not use the definite article with family members. I gave the same answer as you, but without "la", and it was accepted.

[guylaine-rondeau]

"harryvarty" is correct... with family members you do not use definite articles.

[Ekedin]

"My daughter is the mom of my children" o_o

[tigerlily0909]

Did anyone notice that one of the incorrect options translates to "My wife is the grandmother of my children". Uhhh......gross! lol!

[AnnaBelle854406]

LOL

[Catia9]

What does sentence 3 of the multiple choice mean?

[Mithtian]

It means "My wife is mother of your children"

[Rae.F]

Everyone gets different options on the multiple choice. You need to explicitly copy what it says to here, otherwise we have no way of knowing what the sentence says.

[mskiwoeli]

what is the difference between "figli" and "bambini"?

[ivan.is.here]

I'm inclined to think bambini are usually babies and toddlers, and figli are children in general.

[jfchacon]

You use figlio, figlia, figli and/or figlie to refer to someone's sons or daughters, regardless of their age.

[Petra_Mambo]

So, do you trust your wife?

[alesita2508]

why is "mia sposa e la madre dei miei figli" not acceptable either?

[Catia9]

I think 'sposa' is 'bride'.

[AnnaBelle854406]

Can i use "bambini" for children (instead of figli)? It was marked as wrong although I think bambini sounds more appealing to me -shrugs-

[Ronald966424]

If the word is not there how can you get it wrong

[EvaShukevi]

That's so sweet :-)

[MichaelASm314026]

I thought moglia=wife and moglie=wives. No?

[Rae.F]

It's one of those irregular nouns.

moglie = wife
mogli = wives

[brucia]

A couple mistakes ago it was explained to me that for family, the article is needed for plural but not for singular. This is the opposite.

[ragazzambulante]

I may be wrong (stranger things have happened) but I think you also use the article if the word is modified in any way, for example saying "fratellino" (little brother) instead of simply "fratello" would require the article., or saying "mamma" instead of "madre".

[brucia]

This is interesting. I did not know it before. Thanks.