"我爱我的妈妈。"

Translation: I love my mother.

[khonkhortisan]

I love my mommy

[cbucklow]

Is using 的 for this correct? It sounds far too personal to warrant needing 的? Would 我爱我妈妈 be a better structure?

[THH640983]

Maybe it is Correct. I never tried.

[puppylover1015]

Yes that should also work but it doesn't accept it :(

[middriff]

It is more correct to leave out 的. As of July 2020, duolingo accepts leaving it out.

[snowpork]

When I typed in "I love my mother" it said that another correct solution was "I love my mother, which is strange.

[ChipD8]

In another case "我爱我的弟弟和妹妹" was not accepted; the accepted version was "我爱弟弟和妹妹". The lack of consistency can be confusing to me but probably to others too.

[deactivated user]

yeah usually you would add 'de' before 'didi', I'm thirteen and studying Chinese since I was five.

[JosephT.Madawela]

family values

[DownyDolphin]

Is it possible to refer parents as just 妈 rather than 妈妈. Same for 爸?

[deactivated user]

Thats a cute comment

[tofumofu]

i hate lying

[Astillias]

awwwwwwww :_)