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Is another option Η αδελφή μου πονάει or is this not possible?
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So, "πονάω" doesn't mean "to hurt", but "to be in pain", right? I mean, this sentence means that the sister is the one who is suffering pain and not the once that is inflicting, doesn't it? Because I still can't get this right.
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Other possible translations? "My sister hurts"; " "It hurts my sister".
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"It hurts my sister" becomes "Πονάει την αδελφή μου." "My sister hurts" works well!
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Only in English that second formulation sounds peculiar and wholly unidiomatic. 'Hurt' is almost always a transitive verb, at least in spoken British English.
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αδελφή and αδερφή is the same... why is it wrong??
In a listening exercise, you have to type what the voice says. You cannot use a synonym with a different pronunciation.
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And why on earth is wrong "My sister is suffering" (or suffers)?? The meaning is the same.
Suffer=υποφέρω. One might be suffering without being in pain.
