"Lo spazzolino di tua madre è bianco o verde?"

Translation: Is your mother's toothbrush white or green?

[trick_master]

i'm definetely going to use this sentence is italian, no doubt

[bfkiesel]

Spazzolino was defined as brush, where did the tooth part of this come into play?

[wataya]

The word for 'brush' is 'la spazzola', 'spazzolino' literally means just 'little brush' but it is commonly used to refer to a toothbrush ("spazzolino da denti").

[Stian722570]

"I'm sorry, I haven't really studied it up close. Plus I'm 30, and don't live with my parents any more."

[SarahThoma155082]

Who would ask this question tho? Some creepy stalker? Some government agent trying to get a sample of your mother's DNA without her knowing? A kidnapper of some sort? What is going on here?

[RodHoekstr]

Why is "o" used in this sentance instead of "oppure?"

[Foxxy1313]

From what I've read online, 'o' is a perfectly acceptable way of saying an alternative option, and quite possibly is used more frequently than 'oppure'.

[Sofie870036]

Why sometime is 'il spazzolino' and other times it's 'lo spazzolino"???

[deactivated user]

You will find it either "il mio/tuo/suo spazzolino" or "lo spazzolino"; never "il spazzolino".

[NancyPolla1]

Your mother's toothbrush, is it white or green? is actually also correct.

[afelawson]

i wrote "Your mother's toothbrush is white or green?" But they said it was wrong, because they wanted "Is your mother's toothbrush white or green?"

I think they are the same sentences, and mine should have been counted as correct. Is there some esoteric reason that mine is an incorrect translation?

[wataya]

In general, you can use a declarative sentence in English to form a question. But I'd argue that it doesn't really work for posing contrasting alternatives (white or green) and that you need an interrogative sentence here: "Is your mother's toothbrush white or green?" or "Your mother's toothbrush, is it white or green?". [Not a native speaker]

[Joseph2]

I'm a native speaker, and "your mom's toothbrush is white or green?" is perfectly fine, though maybe not in a formal setting.

[alotchka]

you left out "the" toothbrush----------!

[hanauma]

I wrote mom and it was incorrect because it had to be mum. Nobody uses mum in the U.S.

[GuerraAmanda]

Actually it's wrong because "mom" would be "mamma", not "madre"

[ilsignoredavid]

Your mother's toothbrush, is it white or green was marked wrong by DL who obviously does not understand American English. That translation is almost identical to the Italian; I guess that is what is wrong???? DL, don't get me wrong; I love you anyway.

[Jeffrey855877]

I kept thinking that the way to ask this was È bianco o verde, lo spazzolino di tua madre?

I don't know why.

[PauletteSm]

I put exactly what the example said and it was counted wrong. I think I have a glich in the app.

[mineyazici]

İt is correct

[BeSafeDear]

just wondering in which situation i would need this question :D

[Jae633849]

Come faccio a saperlo? Mia madre vive in un altro paese.