Topic: Italian

"Come sta tua madre?"

Translation:How is your mother?

July 30, 2013

13 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/cloclo15

    I think when you are referring to family members you don't use the article. But I could be wrong!

    July 30, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ziggKogg

      You are right!

      July 30, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alainphilippe

        I see - thank you both for this

        July 30, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LlamaNation01

          Sounds like one of the rubbish pick-up lines from flirting....

          February 9, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GuerraAmanda

            Is "How's your mother" wrong in any way?

            March 23, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/adrienne58

              How's your mother, while informal, is correct.

              March 24, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/GuerraAmanda

                Thank you

                March 24, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/WarsawWill
                • 234

                DL usually accepts contractions, even though their own sentences are often hopelessly stiff.

                November 8, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Stev98

                  In other examples, duolingo insists on articles for family members. Weird...

                  May 13, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/profile/FiatLux343

                    You may know by now, but singular family members don't need articles while plural ones do.

                    Mio fratello.

                    I miei fratelli.

                    November 6, 2017
                    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alainphilippe

                      This is still useful, thank you

                      November 6, 2017
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Don550357
                      • 994

                      Can the duolingo people speak English? I had “How is your mother going? Marked wrong. It suggested “how is your mother doing” as correct.

                      August 29, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Hyperhelion

                        Bro...

                        October 12, 2018
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