"Are they humans or sheep?"

Translation: Zijn ze mensen of schapen?

[Arthur22061]

Duolingo asking woke questions damnn

[Mick353466]

That's what happens if u linger too long in an Amsterdam café

[JaelynnB1]

because it is so hard to tell the difference lol

[BoltonB07]

Haha, yeah!

[hatziloo]

How do you know in this case whether to use het or zij? I used het and it excepted it

[Gita-ji]

You use 'zij' for persons, 'het' for objects.

[JohnSharma8]

Thanks!

[caiman0637]

And for "meisje." (Girl.)

[Meechxx]

I was wondering the same thing. I used zij/ze and it was correct for me as well. I guess there is no difference?

[BoltonB07]

Nee, zij zijn bananen en appels

[Keisha174393]

If "het zijn" is they are why is it not "zijn het mensen of schapen"

[olia.bn]

"het" is for inanimate objects, "ze" is for persons and animals

[MaisiePurd]

theyre the sheep people

[Joshws84]

Why is the plural form of sheep in the answers sometimes schaap and sometimes schapen?

[KCM.Lindem]

Because the plural form in English is the same as the singular. In Dutch it's different. So you have to pay attention to the rest of the sentence.
The sheep are eating grass = De schapen eten gras. (plural)
The sheep is eating grass = Het schaap eet gras. (singular)

An exception could be: "The cows and the sheep are eating grass".
This could translate to "De koeien en de schapen eten gras." OR "De koeien en het schaap eten gras."
In the last example, it depends on the fact if you know if there are more than one sheep, which you could deduct from context, but not from a single sentence.