Topic: Italian

"My parents eat rice."

Translation:I miei genitori mangiano riso.

March 23, 2013

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/NameUndecided

    Oof. No article before mio padre or mia madre, but counted wrong if I leave it off genitori.

    March 23, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/mukkapazza

      Singular family members don't take an article with the possessive, but if there's more than one, the article is back in action!

      March 23, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/temporalthings

        Is it true that Italians refer to their parents sometimes just as "i miei"?

        April 10, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/mukkapazza

          It is true, but it won't work here, we don't focus so much on slang.

          April 10, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/safibta
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          • 985

          What is the difference between 'i miei' and 'ai miei'?

          March 12, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/So.fia.
          • 13

          the former is article (i) and possesive (miei) and the latter is preposition (a) + article (i) and possesive (it could be translated as "to my...")

          April 1, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/brieffreund
          • 578

          Wrong solution offered: I miei mangiano riso

          March 10, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/GiuseppeCi21
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          October 18, 2017
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