"My wife is the mother of my children."

[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.

[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.

[Vincejl]

"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!

[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.

[myelonka]

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

[Athmel]

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.

[alesita2508]

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

[Catia9]

I think 'sposa' is 'bride'.

[ratzelchen]

So, do you trust your wife?

[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