"She is brushing her long hair."
Translation:Ella se cepilla su cabello largo.
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Why is it "su cabello largo" and not "el cabello largo?" The "el" answer was accepted, but I'm just wondering when "su" can be used like this. Is it because of the adjective or just a weird Duolingo thing?
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How do we know when to use cepillarse and when to use se cepilla or sometimes when to use both?
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They're the same exact verb. One is just conjugated for the third-person, and the other is the infinitive form.
Grammatically el cabello is correct even if you want to say that she is brushing her hair. But the actual use is regional, many people say 'se cepilla su cabello' instead of se cepilla el cabello.
If you want strictly grammatical, then it is el cabello. Although se cepilla su cabello or me lavo mis manos is not strictly grammatical, it is used by many.
You need to pay attention when you use singular or plural. It cannot be los cabello but 'el cabello'.
I came here to ask same question! They changed things again literally from the previous lesson! By their own rules, this should be "EL cabello".
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The last time I wrote that, I was marked wrong and told it was :Ella se cepilla el cabello largo. When I wrote that this time, I was marked correct, but told that Ella se cepilla su cabello largo is also acceptable.
Thank you! So .... ella se cepilla el cabello largo .... is actually correct, right?
the hint said to use esta capillando
Unlikely the hint said that, but maybe it said está cepillando.
Since the English uses the present progressive, could we say "Ella se esta cepillando su cabello largo," (with accent on esta, of course)?
