Topic: Italian

"Loro sono mogli."

Translation:They are wives.

March 22, 2013

49 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/fredaddyflex

    very progressive.

    October 28, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/thefaeriequeefe

      Loro vivono in Utah.

      January 20, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/fat-i-gay
        March 17, 2018
        https://www.duolingo.com/IoSonoEnzo

          Wouldn't that be "abitano"?

          August 24, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/AdamVill
          • 28

          It doesn't say that they are wives of each other - just "wives".

          June 29, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Gabriele529247

            Yes vary good

            October 26, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/RaduBunda

              Borat, is that you?

              April 4, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/brittnetti

                They are from the jungle book!

                August 16, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/geoffles

                  Haha!

                  August 2, 2016
                  https://www.duolingo.com/artisticBookworm

                    they better be each other's wives

                    September 25, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/misdar

                      LGBT rocks!

                      June 20, 2016
                      https://www.duolingo.com/BrieGoatsCheese3

                        Totally!

                        March 18, 2019
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Elena18

                          Confusing that the plural of "wives" has a masculine ending :( How would you say "they are housewives" or "homemakers"? Grazie!

                          March 22, 2013
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Muttley71
                          • 412

                          Feminine words ending in "e" take form their plural ending in "i". Other examples are "foce-foci" (estuary), "croce-croci" (cross), "voce-voci" (voice).

                          September 17, 2013
                          https://www.duolingo.com/ataoldotcom

                            thanks, i was confused by this as well..

                            February 15, 2015
                            https://www.duolingo.com/eggdropsoup

                              So would it be "i mogli" to say "the wives"? Likewise, would it be "i foci, i croci, i voci"?

                              November 8, 2015
                              https://www.duolingo.com/Muttley71
                              • 412

                              i is the article in the plural form for nouns of the masculine gender (that is gender of the word, not what it refers to).
                              Since moglie, foce, croce, voce... are feminine, the article must be le.

                              November 8, 2015
                              https://www.duolingo.com/giovanna60615

                                sono casalinghe

                                August 6, 2014
                                https://www.duolingo.com/regen.zoran

                                  Why couldn't it be: They are spouses?

                                  July 31, 2014
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Savonarola_G

                                    spouse is coniuge // sposa is bride

                                    August 28, 2015
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/JonMiller.
                                    • 276

                                    They might not be married to each other.

                                    December 20, 2018
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/florinRS

                                      It should also be correct "spouses"

                                      March 4, 2015
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/florinRS

                                        Because wives refers only to women

                                        March 4, 2015
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/CTrinity

                                          Just wondering: Does this mean two women married to each other? Or just two married women in general? Or either one?

                                          April 26, 2015
                                          https://www.duolingo.com/Muttley71
                                          • 412

                                          Italy still doesn't allow same sex marriages therefore the language hasn't evolved a way to address these cases, yet. However I'd say: sono sposate or (horrible horrible form): sono moglie e moglie.
                                          To answer your question, sono mogli doesn't mean that they are married to each other.

                                          April 26, 2015
                                          https://www.duolingo.com/Stubsey
                                          • 226

                                          Is this still the case in Italy? Even if Italy doesn't allow it plenty of other countries do. Presumably two internationally inclined Italians speaking Italian may need a way to articulate a same sex marriage? These little quirks always surprise me :)

                                          EDIT: For those that are interested, same-sex marriage is an open debate in Italy, but it still remains the only country in the western world to not explicitly allow same sex partnerships. Change is a foot, but still this really surprised me!

                                          September 25, 2018
                                          https://www.duolingo.com/CTrinity

                                            Thanks!

                                            May 13, 2015
                                            https://www.duolingo.com/BenjaminaLupa

                                              This is what I was wondering, and the response has been deleted. Could someone please answer?

                                              October 19, 2017
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                                              • 144

                                              Way to go, Duolingo.

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                                              October 4, 2016
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                                                Harold..loro sono lesbiche.

                                                (Is this sentence grammatically correct?)

                                                January 23, 2018
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                                                  July 14, 2018
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                                                  • 138

                                                  What? Mogli in Italy? I heard he lives in the jungle in India...

                                                  March 22, 2017
                                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Georgie458246

                                                    Italian mafia gays who's with me

                                                    March 17, 2018
                                                    https://www.duolingo.com/RezoukyDZ

                                                      why the feminin plural with "i"

                                                      June 10, 2015
                                                      [deactivated user]

                                                        Words ending in "e" take form their plural ending in "i".

                                                        June 20, 2015
                                                        https://www.duolingo.com/Learpholla
                                                        • 40

                                                        Does anyone else hear the male voice as saying "moglie" rather than "mogli"?

                                                        February 13, 2019
                                                        https://www.duolingo.com/AaronWeiss3

                                                          so how would i 'they are husbands' or 'they are spouses'?

                                                          November 22, 2016
                                                          https://www.duolingo.com/Leauxxpez
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                                                          • 640

                                                          I think it is vague on purpose. I'm sure we can assume as we please. I take it as being married to each other. Doesn't have to be about Italy.

                                                          September 30, 2018
                                                          https://www.duolingo.com/donatoadc

                                                            What's Italian for polygamy?

                                                            October 18, 2018
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                                                            • 84

                                                            Woo hoo!!! Go Duo!! ♥️

                                                            January 18, 2019
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                                                            • 84

                                                            Good for you Duo!!!

                                                            January 30, 2019
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                                                            • 1020

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                                                            March 12, 2019
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                                                            • 343

                                                            This phrase has come up quite a lot but I've yet to see an equivalent for husbands... Any idea why?

                                                            April 17, 2019
                                                            https://www.duolingo.com/Ronaldo-Correia

                                                              they are women. is it wrong?

                                                              August 16, 2016
                                                              https://www.duolingo.com/Muttley71
                                                              • 412

                                                              Yes, it is wrong.
                                                              'women' = donne, 'wives' = mogli.
                                                              Italian and English have different words for 'women' and 'wives', unlike Spanish.

                                                              August 17, 2016
                                                              https://www.duolingo.com/Ronaldo-Correia

                                                                Grazie mille!

                                                                August 17, 2016
                                                                https://www.duolingo.com/EleanorSam2
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                                                                  I relate to this

                                                                  September 16, 2017
                                                                  https://www.duolingo.com/Parker383835
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                                                                  November 11, 2017
                                                                  https://www.duolingo.com/tinakatz

                                                                    Loro sono mogli di Dracula!

                                                                    October 28, 2017

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