Topic: Italian

"She and my father are siblings."

Translation:Lei e mio padre sono fratelli.

April 12, 2013

9 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/jcrook8

    Why is "il mio padre" marked wrong?

    December 12, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/12Aurora34

      When you speak of singular family members in the possessive, you don't use "il"

      January 2, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/forzanapoli1926

        Doesn't fratelli mean brothers? Not brother and sister.

        September 20, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/NeilCockling
        • 190

        It's the same sexist tradition that includes girls in "ragazzi" when speaking of a mixed group

        November 1, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/shanoodle

          Isn't "babbo" also "father"?

          April 12, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/mukkapazza

            Babbo is more like dad or daddy, not quite father :)

            April 16, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/12Aurora34

              "fratelli" anche se una dei due e una donna?

              January 2, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/GuerraAmanda

                Sì ^^

                April 10, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/jrose99
                • 27

                Why is "sono I fratelli" wrong?

                July 23, 2018
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