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well, i thought it could mean that the one who speaks is the 'real' father and the other is the step-father or adoptive father
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So how do you know it's her? What part of this sentence indicates that it is her son? Or is that just implied because of traditional family roles?
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because "suo" corresponds with the gender of "figlio". just like how "il suo vestito" means her dress (vestito = male)
Duolingo follows the Crusca recommendation that courtesy third person pronouns and possessives must be capitalized ("la terza persona di cortesia, singolare e plurale, nell'uso scritto richiede l'iniziale maiuscola"), so you'll always find Lei and Suo when it refers to "you" and "your"/"yours". In real life or in speech, only context can tell (with profit for comedians).
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But can't figlio also mean child as well as son. I got marked wrong for putting child.
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Every time I try to back space to make a correction. The program thinks I hit done so I lose hearts when I know the correct answer.