"Io sono il padre di mia figlia."

Translation: I am my daughter's father.

[m1c45]

No ❤❤❤❤ Sherlock

[percyflage]

Really? Only the mother knows!

[Martin135869]

Solo la madre sa.

[caramellove814]

Omg i so was about to comment this

[Green3412]

On this episode of maury...

[Whoviansrock]

lol

And the results are in...
You ARE the father.

[Weird_Ed]

I like these sentences..... they will be useful someday

[Wolfschwan]

methinks he doth protest too much

[AndreoR]

After a DNA test, it may be useful haha

[ferynn]

Can anyone explain why "Io sono il padre della mia figlia" does not work ?

[JoeM.]

When referring to a family member in the singular form, the article is omitted (though there are exceptions to this rule too).

Hence in this example, it's di mia figlia instead of "della mia figlia*."

[zaragar]

Can you please precise? Because the other family member in this sentence does follow with the article...

[sanio]

I think JoeM means the article would be omitted when using possessives to describe family members vs other things. So my plate is "il mio piatto" but my father is "mio padre". I hope that clarifies. :)

[KristjanKr]

Shouldn't it then be "Io sono padre" instead of "Io sono IL padre"?

[jamesjiao]

Why do you think it should be like this?

[KristjanKr]

Thanks. I somehow missed that. :)

[KristjanKr]

"Padre" also referres to a family member (in the singular form), just like "figlia", where the article is omitted because of that.

[jamesjiao]

Since when is the article omitted? The only instance when the article can be omitted is when the said family member is preceded by a possessive - i.e., mia figlia as opposed to la mia figlia.

[atlasakin]

Why can't I say "I am the father of my daughter?"

[aanaaaa]

now you can ... I used this one .

[djabea]

They changed it again. orz

[benyscott]

You no say.

[GWyBL]

It didn't accept "I am father to my daughter" which is synonymous with "I am the father of my daughter" in English, surely?

[dinosotiriou]

Can someone explain word order

[Sharmer0]

It doesn't make sense 2 me .. I think they should say "Sono il padre di questa ragazza " ... )))))))

[silkwarrior]

It's just a language exercise. sleep easy

[Uomo_Siciliano]

Sono il padre di questa ragazza = I am the father of this girl.

Io sono il padre di mia figlia = I am the father of my daughter.

See the difference?

[Cactus_Man]

that would be i am the father of my girl

[ThinkerXT]

That sounds tautological I know. But it is a metaphor. They should not say what you proposed because you are only thinking about one matter, the matter where someone is affirming that he is the father of a certain girl. But this is not the case you are thinking about. It is the case of one father that wants to emphasise either the strong similarity of traits between himself and his daughter or the fatherhood he feels/implements towards his daughter.

[jamie49]

Why isn't it la mia?

[RyanSherman]

Yep. Keep telling yourself that.

[EvaT93]

Yes. That is how descent usually works.

[beppemoglie]

this is my question to why do not works

[jar30pma23]

This is a weird sounding sentence, thoughbit is grammatical - sounds unnaturally formal!!

[stoupine]

Who speaks like this? Some of these sentences are so rediculous.

[jamesjiao]

Well... maybe after having raised your daughter for 10 years, your wife tells you that you may not be the biological father of the girl... so after doing a DNA test confirming that you, in fact, are, you might exclaim: Io sono il padre di mia figlia!!!

[deactivated user]

Maury says otherwise.

[Magnai]

Io non capisco le donande

[svazquez62]

I am the father of my daughter should be accepted

[Joseph53802]

This is exactly why I'm learning Italian.

[Raiinbowe]

Was confused fir a bit, thought it was - i am my fathers daughter

[Ficho19]

Why is "il" required here?

[MariaCabra512663]

You could choose more normal sentences, than this one, for ex., in this case, "Io sono il padre di questa ragazza:)"

[NadiaRausc]

It could be worse.

[CST8H]

Another ridiculous phrase I will never need to know

[Taina995669]

Did you have DNA-test?

[gea123gea]

is this the text of an italian movie?

[Claudio25091969]

Mica è detto... Ahahahaha

[Elyisus637989]

That's what she says

[Eric336512]

Why is it spoken by a woman?

[mateusdl]

Yeah, it works that way usually...

[stoupine]

There are many silly things on this site and some incorrect. What can one do? At least it's a place to practice. We can't take it too serioulsly.

[EmmaDolcemascolo]

well duh...

[JoyceBurge]

Iam the father of my daighter