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- "Lui non sa chi sono."
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I think you are right. Chi doesn't change depending on i/they so they are should be acceptable. Hope you reported it.
"He doesn't know who they are" was accepted for me just now (1/4/15) - then again, maybe it was an April Fool joke! :P
Sapere versus Conoscere? I translated this as 'Lui non conosce chi sono' since this is about knowing or recognising or experiencing a person, as opposed to knowing facts?
A rule that seems to apply in other languages which have a similar Sapere vs Conoscere dichotomy is that Sapere-type verbs are usually followed by a verb in a subordinate clause, and Conoscere-type verbs usually take a noun. So, in this case you would have "Lui non mi conosce".
I grant you that the division seems to be fuzzier in Italian, though!
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It said the right answer was "He doesn't know who they're", but contracted forms of "be" can't end a sentence.
So "he does not know who I am" and "he does not know who they are" are both correct. I may never get this stuff. How is one to know which of those statements is intended. AGHHHH!
Duo accepts either. If you were having a real live conversation with real live Italians, then you would have context to explain which of the alternatives applies.
Unfortunately, your word order is wrong; it has to be "who I am".
As a hint, I'd point out that you have made a similar error in your actual question: you need to say "Why is "xxxx" not good?".
