"Vivo con mia madre e i miei nonni."
Translation:I live with my mother and my grandparents.
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Why are they using "I" with "nonni"? I thought the definite article was omitted w/family members- and in the last question, we could even say "la nonna"...?
I believe the definite article is only omitted for single family members, for multiples it is still used.
Yes, the definite article is omitted in front of possessives with family members unless:
- the family members are plural (Loro sono le mie sorelle)
- the relative is modified (Lei è la mia sorella più grande)
- the relative belongs to loro (Lui è il loro fratello)
I would go with abito because vivo means the actual act of staying alive (living) whereas abito is living in a house/on a farm
Thanks. I thought vivo sounded off here too. I appreciate your response.
In a different lesson I wrote 'vivo' and it marked it incorrect, saying that it should be 'abito' in the same type of sentence. Now DL is saying 'vivo' is OK. It's frustrating.
I don't know whether I am correct or not, but I use "abito" for residing, dwelling, and "vivo" for being alive (as opposed to non-living or dead!). Similar to "loĝas" and "vivas" in Esperanto.
Same! super-frustrating, and confusing, which is not helpful for learning!
Why is "ed i miei nonni" not correct? I though that 'e' changed to 'ed' when the following word started with a vowel or h.
Both work. The rules for "ed" are not set in stone. You'll find that often it is a regional difference or a personal preference. The main idea is to refrain from stumbling over vowels.
It previously marked me wrong when I typed in this sentence with "e" and not "ed"
mukkapazza is right. If you were to say "The spring and summer", you'd say "La primavera ed estate" to stop the repeat of the "e" sound.
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This would be too fantastic good: your parents and even grandparents are alive. I understand you was trying to joke, but... Sorry, it's not very funny...
If you google abitare vs. vivere you find some information information. https://italiantutornow.co.uk/abitare-vs-vivere/ In some cases they both can be used, but abitare is more the place one is living, where vivere is more the act of living which has slightly different connotations. It's interesting that the link suggests one wouldn't use abitare for living at a hotel. I think that makes more sense when one thinks of saying "I'm living out of a suitcase", which I think would be vivere. For the DL sentence, I think vivere makes more sense. Had they said my mother's house, then abitare would be appropriate. (I am not an Italian speaker, so add sale. :)
It marked me wrong last time when i wrote the sentence using vivo instead of abito. How come they now use vivo and yet they are right and i am wrong . Utterly confused.
Technically, your answer is correct but it's unlikely that this is the intended meaning. It's far more probable that you live with your mother, your grandmother and your grandfather than with your mother and both of your grandfathers (and no grandmothers).
It accepted "grandfathers" for me, though I thought it a slightly odd arrangement even as I typed it
What is the difference between abito and vivo? It says I can use either in this particular sentence but at other times, It is marked as incorrect if I use abito instead of vivo
To say mom and grandparents it doesn't count it but I guess I should stay safe and be more stricter about what its asking haha
If you hover "e" it gives of course "and" but also "twentieth-century writer / twentieth-century artist" that's a lot of meaning for one little "e".
And i really don't understand what duolingo tries to say with that. How can "e" mean "twentieth century artist"?!
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Report is as broken - many answers with "e" in them do the same thing. It will only be fixed if reported.
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He could have died, separated from the mother, works away so much that it's more practical to reside elsewhere... there are lots of family homes without a father in and for many reasons.
It is correct and should be accepted please report it for the sake of other learners. Also, see the post above by mukkapazza. Here is a post outlining some of the common difficulties of newcomers and giving advice and some really good Guideline sites which you should bookmark for further reference:
Best wishes.
This is what I find difficult pronouncing in a normal/fast speed. And to understand when someone says this very fast...'madre e i miei nonni'. So many vowels!
Is it my hearing but when this is said normally the first word sounds like 'bivo' but the slow version says 'vivo'??
Why are they using "vivere" and not "abitare" here? I was always taught to avoid "vivere" in this type of sentence.
I thought abitare was used when talking about your home and vivere used to talk about life activities.
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Italian also has an alternate, which is mamma. Duo can also mark you as incorrect if you translate mamma as mother.
Another possibility is that mom is accepted as this programme uses more US English. In this case, mum and mam are less likely to be recognised.
Previously when translating this sentence from english to italian 'vivo' was marked as incorrect. Only ' abito' was seen as correct. Lots of inconsistencies on duolingo.
Good heavens! We just had this discussion. I had written "vivo" for this same sentence and it was marked wrong by DL. They said it was "abito"
How are you suppose to know when to use either 'e or ed for and in Italian?I do not remember it explaining that.
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Why does it make you use the word vivo for live in the bubble activity but when you type the sentence to translate it from English to Italian it marks it wrong and tells you to use abito?
Vivo vs abito - I took the test and failed because I used vivo not abito but apparently I can?!
Read the tips for this section. Singular family, don't use la, plural, use le.
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so, from english to italian i only get abito as an option. and from italian to english the text read vivo. what is accepted in italian?abito or vivo. in english it's the same. in other languages it is not. what about italian?
Either can be correct in the right context and the context isn't given here. Explanations abound on this thread. They're trying to make you question your word choice and look into the meaning of the English words rather than simply replacing one word for another. Seems like it worked.
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In this sentence, why is the article "la" not neccesary with mia madre, but the article " i " is neccesary with mio nonni?
I used "vivo" the last time i got this prompt and it corrected me to use "abito." I don't understand why - can these words be used interchangeably?
I was under the impression that abitare was used as a physical verb where as vivere was more figurative. Why is vivo used here?
I just wrote this phrase in Italian but was marked wrong because I did not use Abito. What is the difference between Abito and Vivo?
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Why does 'vivo' changes to 'abito' when the sentence has to be translated from English to Italian?
whats the difference between 'vivo' and 'abito'? An earlier question marked me wrong for using 'vivo', yet this time you're meant to use it?
I think it is that "vivo" means "I live" as opposed to being dead or non-living, whereas "abito" means "I live" in the sense of dwelling or residing somewhere, as in "I live in London".
