"那是你的男朋友吗？"

Translation: Is that your boyfriend?

[DoD54]

No thats actually my brother but thanks for making this awkward

[Julie2679]

What a coincidence, he's mine too

[nckiy]

AND I OOP-

[AltAccountSpeedi]

noice

[elguerreroavila]

Why do you ask that î︵í

[nckiy]

SO WHAT IF IT IS, DUO? FIGHT ME.

[FOREIGNVORTEXES]

I dont even have a boyfriend nor a brother so.... Its probably my friend. Stop reminding me that I'm lonely !

[MaddieHah]

Is the 吗 at the end necessary?

[Gabrielle145359]

Yes. 吗 turns a statement into a yes or no question. Without the 吗, it would mean "That is your boyfriend."

[bugyourparents]

yes, but you can also say: 那是不是你的男朋友

[BakaRinaaA]

Yes without 马 it would be taken as a statement and not a question

[SilvertheH5]

Yes, my Silver the Hedgehog plush is my boyfriend.

[BarbyKrust]

Why dont they say "is he your boyfriend" instead of saying "is that your boyfriend"? Thats weird, we re talking about a human...

[GaryLBulthouse]

it's because the person asking is actually taken aback.. if you were to hear the question's audio, you'd hear a gasp and the literal translation which is: "that's your boyfriend?!!!"
BTW, Duo actually does accept "that is your boyfriend?!!!" try it!

[hallojanelle]

"Is he your boyfriend?" should be accepted! that and he in English is both correct.

[Jake3.14]

"he" is translated as 他, while 那 is strictly "that"

[ulinan]

can i say is he y

[BtLB16]

Is he your boyfriend , should also be correct here

[Kayan735037]

This was a talking one for me and I totally got that wrong but I'll accept this correct answer. Felt like i should say becaus I feel kinda guilty

[GaryLBulthouse]

Is that your boyfriend? they asked as they pointed and laughed.

[DesmondAllen]

is marked as incorrect. In which case how do you say 'Is that your male friend?' ie excluding the meaning of boyfriend....?

[nitedemon]

男朋友is strictly used as boyfriend. You could use 男性朋友 to mean male friend, but that itself could have romantic implications too.

[adtse]

Why are there so many sentences about boyfriends? I wonder if it is cultural...and I am ethnically Chinese (a CBC).

[AlexanderH795268]

?

[duxtuxidrruszr]

Poo