"They are my older brother and older sister."
Translation:他们是我的哥哥和姐姐。
December 24, 2017
9 Comments
It is conventional in Chinese to omit the possessive particle when talking about close relatives.
July 21, 2018
I think the point of Duolingo is to gain a more literal understanding of a language. Its hard to convey/teach subtle colloquiallisms like that.
August 4, 2018
One of the Chinese sentences is this lesson is formed without the possessive. It doesn't make sense to not accept it as an answer.
October 2, 2018
Keith_APP
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Yes. We use 她們 only in the case all of them are female.
BTW There is a less learned character 妳, being the female version of 你. We can see it often in Traditional Chinese ladies' media. 妳 and 妳們 are also used in the same way.
January 25, 2018
