"Mag sie Frauen?"

Translation:Does she like women?

January 31, 2013

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bel25bel

Well, Les-bi-honest here then... And how do you tell between 'she' and 'they'?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/itsdappenin

mag for sie (she) mögen for Sie/sie [(you formal)/they]


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bugraaydin1

Mög(en) sie Frauen? sie=they


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/TylerBuchman

the ending of the verb


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GiulioNotGuilio

Why "Mag sie Frauen" has the "sie" and not "Sie" ?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/jalnt

"Sie" can mean either "she", "they" or "you". You can tell it's "she" here because "mag" is used rather than "mögen".

She = "Mag sie Frauen?"

They = "Mögen sie Frauen?"

You (formal) = "Mögen Sie Frauen?"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dondragmer

does mögen here have the conotation of romantic attraction?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/conamgar

Could it be also translated with the polite form of "you"?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/tholenst2

No.

That would be "Mögen Sie Frauen?" "Do you like women?"


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/MatthewEGreen

Could you also say Magst Du Frauen?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/jalnt

"Magst du Frauen?" means "Do you like women?", not "Does she like women?" as in this example.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mukundzare

Why is it not "Do they like women?

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