Topic: Italian

"Oggi è il compleanno di mia sorella."

Translation:Today is my sister's birthday.

May 30, 2013

25 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Haddo5

    "Today is the birthday of my sister" is wrong?? ook

    June 13, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jim960910

      Is right

      November 19, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/PiecesofEight

        it's a bit mean to disallow "today is the birthday of my sister"!

        November 20, 2017
        https://www.duolingo.com/Randonneur3
        Plus

          'Today is the birthday of my sister'. A peculiar merit of English is its pluralism regarding possessives. Reported.

          April 9, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/CicelydAut

            I answered "today is the birthday of my sister" which is the literal translation. Why is that wrong, when such a translation is often called for in this course?

            May 26, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/JoshuaKnic
            • 89

            It's correct, as is the translation that duolingo provides. Duolingo is wrong.

            October 6, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/PeterC93

              I got this wrong for saying "Today, IT IS my sisters birthday"

              But I'm sure " è " can be translated as "It is" ..

              May 30, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/POVS

                "È" refers to "Oggi" as "Is" refers to "Today"

                September 28, 2013
                https://www.duolingo.com/Albertogigi

                  Hi, I m italian so I can help you, è = is, in italian we haven't the word for said "it"... if there isn't the subject in english you say "it is" in italian we said only "è" but in this case The subject is "today" so today is my sister's birthday

                  December 12, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Chainz63

                    today is the birthday of my sister...It seems strange that this isn't correct.Is there something in particular that makes the sentence translation incorrect? Just saying..TY

                    June 11, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/vickyRyan2
                    • 978

                    To echo lots of other people on here; 'today is the birthday of my sister' is not actually wrong!

                    August 5, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/JoshuaKnic
                    • 89

                    "Today is the birthday of my sister" still not accepted. 8 Oct. 2018

                    October 8, 2018
                    https://www.duolingo.com/JamilHilal

                      " Today is the birthday of my sister" is not different from the above

                      October 15, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/TheoBogels

                        "Today it is the birthday of my sister" is not wrong !!!

                        April 8, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Randonneur3
                        Plus

                          Maybe 'it'.

                          April 9, 2018
                          https://www.duolingo.com/Milaena

                            I said "Today's my sister's birthday..." what's wrong with that

                            October 7, 2014
                            https://www.duolingo.com/map111

                              why is wrong this --> my sister's birthday is today

                              November 16, 2014
                              https://www.duolingo.com/wildroot4

                                It is exactly correct

                                June 21, 2018
                                https://www.duolingo.com/wildroot4

                                  Ditto

                                  June 23, 2018
                                  https://www.duolingo.com/gridmaker

                                    same thing

                                    June 26, 2018
                                    https://www.duolingo.com/gridmaker

                                      this is correct!

                                      June 26, 2018
                                      https://www.duolingo.com/marialdejerez

                                        In grammar is ACCEPTED BOTH TRANSLATIONS. if you say today is my sisters birthday, or TODAY IS THE BIRTHDAY OF MY SISTER.

                                        September 1, 2018
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/cielhiirag1
                                        • 679

                                        i answered "today is the birthdate of my sister". that's wrong?

                                        September 3, 2018
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/Douglas381466
                                        • 339

                                        I know it sounds a little archaic, but why can't I answer "Today is the birthday of my sister?"

                                        September 26, 2018
                                        https://www.duolingo.com/KiwiBiwi
                                        • 60

                                        "Today is the the birthday of my sister" was my answer. What is wrong with this? If there is an Italian native could you please illuminate?

                                        November 5, 2018

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