"Where do they keep the chickens?"

Translation: Dove tengono i polli?

[caitlinpike]

Is it incorrect to say "Dove loro tengono i polli"?

[Aaronhegarcit]

I reported the same. it should be accepted :/

[sanio]

I wrote that and got it wrong. I don't know why as loro is they. Can someone explain please and thank you.

[biscuitamericain]

me too. 5 years later and no help. Help!
why no loro?

[CaturoDiaz]

Same here, I don't get it.

[yukonchic]

I used loro also and got it wrong. It is not wrong to use 'io" or "tu" or "noi", etc. so why should using "loro' be wrong?

[NYC_Singer]

I think that is like saying it twice "Where do they they keep the chickens" since "tengono" is "they keep".

[TravisDamato]

Normally that is acceptable though.

[Laurahernadez10]

I don't understand when is used: gli il i

[DemiChr]

"il" is the definite article used before a masculine noun (singular).
i.e.: il ragazzo

When the noun starts with a vowel, we use "l' " instead of "il".
i.e.: l' uomo

"i" is the definite article used before a masculine noun (plural).
i.e.: i ragazzi

And "gli" instead of "i" is used when the noun starts with a vowel.
i.e.: gli uomini

[LaurenConf]

thank you!

[Claire4roma]

Thanks

[rsmit80]

Dove si trovano i polli - is a better translation in my opinion

[Trav1sty]

Dove si trovano i polli is like saying where would one find the chickens. It's more used for directions from what I was told. However it's wrong since the sentence is asking where are the chickens are kept, not where would you find them.

[WiertR]

I wrote "dove si tengono le galline?" why is it not correct with the si?

[ran6996]

And I thought it was a colors lesson

[Deana958965]

Doesn't "tengono" mean - they take? 05/2018

[Jacobo924574]

can someone tell me the difference between GLI and I ? it's driving me nuts
thank you

[PaperDoll]

Be sure to always click on the lightbulb icon every time you start a new skill. It's where the lessons/tips are. Your question is answered at the top of the page for Basics 2:

Use Gli for masculine nouns in the following cases:
--before vowels (like for gli uomini)
--before words starting with Z
--before S+consonants (like in the clothing lesson, when it was gli stivali)
--before words starting with GN, PN, PS and other weird words we probably won't have to worry about for a while

Basically, wherever we'd use Lo or L' (lo zucchero, l'animal) in singular, it seems we'll use Gli when it's plural.

Use the i (or capital I) before plural masculine nouns when they don't have the exceptions noted above)

(All the feminine definite articles are apparently "Le" with no special pre-vowel situations.)

[GzHIB]

Gli is used when it refers to a plural noun that starts with a vowel.

[Ivona865130]

Chickens are animals, therefore you cannot use loro. Loro can be used only if you are speaking about human being. As well things cannot be described by combination loro + verb, but only verb.

[NYC_Singer]

I think they are talking about the owners of the chickens. They=chicken owner

[parmly]

Can someone please tell me the difference between "tengono" and "mantengono" witch pops up on google translate, thnx.

[Gekko123]

Why the use of "loro" is wrong?

[DavidLamb53073]

Several people have asked that question, and I was about to do the same. As far as I can see, no one has answered yet. I hope someone who knows Italian better than I can tell us whether it really is wrong to use "Loro". Obviously I don't want to report it as "My answer should be accepted" if it really is incorrect.

[Philippa803319]

Can chickens be i galli?