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- "Sie hat rote Kleidung."
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In English (a quick overview): -- "a dress" (countable) refers to the woman's garment (a gown) -- "dress" (unc.) typically refers to the category of clothing (casual, formal, Western, etc.) -- "clothes" (pl.) refers to the physical items one wears. -- "clothing" (unc.) is a collective term for the items.
2031
Strong declension is used when there is no preceding article. In this case as there is no preceding article (a, an, the) in this sentence - She has red clothing , you have to use the strong inflection. In the plural or feminine nominative / accusative, that means that you have to add an -e to rot. So the final translation becomes : Sie hat rote Kleidung
Please see the following link for more clarity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_declension#Strong_inflection.5B6.5D.5B7.5D
Hope that helps.
476
Adjectives can also end in -es if they preceed a neuter "ein" word. Example: It is a blue sea. Es ist ein blaues Meer.
2031
Strong declension is used when there is no preceding article. In this case as there is no preceding article (a, an, the) in this sentence - She has red clothing , you have to use the strong inflection. In the plural or feminine nominative / accusative, that means that you have to add an -e to rot. So the final translation becomes : Sie hat rote Kleidung
Please see the following link for more clarity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_declension#Strong_inflection.5B6.5D.5B7.5D
Hope that helps.
476
To be "you have" the verb would have to be "haben". with "Sie". The verb in this case is "hat" which is third person singular and coupled with sie or Sie at the beginning of a sentence must mean "she or She", respectively.
"Sie hat" or "Oh, sie hat" means "She has" or "Oh, she has". "SIE haben" means "You have" or "They have". "Oh, Sie haben" means "Oh, you have". "Oh, sie haben" means "Oh, they have".