Topic: Chinese

"The older one is my mother."

Translation:比较老的是我的妈妈。

November 18, 2017

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Yuxuan-Chen
  • 62

Your mom will 100% kill you if you dare to say that.

November 18, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/NasuSamaruk0
  • 560

As EthwanChenobi pointed out, the sentence does not sound appropriate to the readers, including me and him as the proficient Chinese linguist. How about these sentences:

  • 更老的是我的妈妈
  • 更老的是我的母亲
November 25, 2017
https://www.duolingo.com/ivymew

    You don't have to include "的“ in this case. 我妈妈 alone is fine.

    November 27, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/PeaceJoyPancakes
    • 11

    "老的是我母亲" (or "妈[妈]", which is more like "mom") is sufficient here. The comparison can be implied in Chinese.

    March 10, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/eugenetehyj

      我的妈妈是比较老的

      January 3, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/crantila

        这是我写的

        February 18, 2018
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