"那是她们的医生。"
Translation:That is their doctor.
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how do i differentiate between 他们 and 她们 . I mean they sound the same.. so i typed 他们 it was incorrect
Sometimes Duolingo doesn't give you enough information to figure out what it's looking for.
Does anyone know if it's 他们 if there is at least one male in the people referred to by "they", like "ellos" in Spanish?
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“他” = "he/him" so ”他们“ = "they” (males). "她” = "she/her" so “她们” = "they" (females). "他们“ would be used for a group of males and females. When translating "they/them" and the context doesn't identify whether "they/them" refers to men or women, both "他们” and "她们“ should be accepted.
"This" and "that" are general indicative pronouns in English. They can be applied to people as well when you want to point at them. Like in "This (here) is my father". (Imagine pointing your finger at him, because that's basically what "this" does.)
the inability of duolingo to accept both he and she for these kinds of problems is really annoying
那是他们的医生 (accepted) 那是她们的医生 (not accepted) Again with the whole 他 vs 她 for hearing exercises..... this needs to be fixed
Based on the other sentences in this module, it looks like the classifier 个 is optional after 那.
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As I understand it, "ge" is a measure word or classifier for nouns. In 那个是 the 个 is not followed by a noun. To use 个 in this sentence you could say 那个男人是他们的医生，or, 那个女人是他们的医生 - i.e. That man is their doctor, or That woman is their doctor. After posting this message yesterday, the next question had 那个 plus a verb. So more checking in my dictionary. It looks like 那 would be "that" and 那个 would be "that one".
In this sentence 那 is a noun and requires no modifier. When 那 is used as a descriptor [THAT man] then a modifier such as 个 is needed
Another one that doesn't work with audio only exercise. When the exercise is "Type what you hear" there is no way to know if it is 他 or 她.
In Chinese, both "he" and "her" are pronounced "Tā" but spelled differently (他 and 她 respectfully). Because this was a "Type what you hear" question with no context, both 他 and 她 should also be accepted for individuals who like to type out their answers rather than use the word bank. In this case, 那是他们的医生 (Nà shì tāmen de yīshēng) should be accepted.
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Why does not "Those are their doctors" work? According to Wiktionary.org, 那 can mean both "that" and "those."
Better to say 那个人 （that person). Just 那 sounds a bit unpolite if I'm not wrong
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那 only is OK. What's not polite is probably that without mentioning 人, the speaker might have to rely more on pointing to the person, which is impolite at least in certain Chinese cultures.
I was testing my pronunciation. I said 医生 (doctor) and the speech recognition understood 一生 (lifetime). Supposedly both are pronounced Yīshēng. Is that correct? Are both homophones?
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"dr," is not a contraction of doctor. You can use "Dr." as part of a person's name - as in Dr. Richard Smith or Dr. Smith. In this sentence you have to write "doctor" in full.