How do you say their (plural) father?
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I want to say that I'm going on holiday with my mother, her sister and their father, so the their has to be plural - HEELP!
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updated Jun 11, 2011
edited by Destroyed99
posted by annalovesjim
Anna, welcome to the forum. Please remember to use correct capitalization in all posts here. - Yeser007, Jun 5, 2011
I fixed it, Yeser :) - Destroyed99, Jun 11, 2011
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To avoid ambiguity I think you could also say "El padre de ellas".
updated Jun 5, 2011
edited by NickDan
posted by NickDan
but probably 'ellas'. ;) - Tosh, Jun 5, 2011
ah, you beat me to it! :) - gintar77, Jun 5, 2011
I know... you gotta be quick on this site, huh? :) - Tosh, Jun 5, 2011
Thanks! That was really stupid mistake on my part! :) - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
That's what we're here for... to help.. .and to rib! LOL. - Tosh, Jun 5, 2011
Now how the hell did I miss that? So it is ellos. - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
Isn't her mother's father, her grandfather? Use abuelo and avoid the problem. She is going with her mother, her aunt, and her maternal grandfather. - 0074b507, Jun 5, 2011
No, it is ellas. the granddaughter, mother and sister are all 3 females. - 0074b507, Jun 5, 2011
"and their father", the abuelo. One male in the group. - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
But it's the father of them... and "them", or "they" are females...so "ellas". - Tosh, Jun 5, 2011
No, annalovesjim is going on holiday with her mother, aunt and grandfather. That's the group, 2 females, 1 male. Ellos. - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
annalovesjim hasn't exactly worded this very clearly. Her subject line contradicts her main post. - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
I'm going back to ellas. I'm getting myself confused here. - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
The original question asks "their father". She must mean her mother and aunt are going with their father. - NickDan, Jun 5, 2011
That's the way I took it... two women going with their (ellas) father. - Tosh, Jun 5, 2011
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It is "su padre" because it is only one father.
with my mother, her sister and their father.
con mi madre, su hermana, y su padre.
It is ambiguous without more context.
How about... con mi madre, mi tía, y su padre. ?
updated Jun 5, 2011
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
To avoid ambiguity, you could say "el padre de ellas." - gintar77, Jun 5, 2011
Agreed my friend "su padre" is well said! :). - fjfuentesh, Jun 5, 2011
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The translation you're looking for: "Su padre"
updated Jun 5, 2011
posted by SonrisaDelSol
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The way you put it sounds like you're talking about strangers or friends rather than family members.
Why don't you say I'm going on a vacation with my mother, aunt and grandfather?? 'Con mi madre, mi tía, y mi abuelo'. Right?
updated Jun 5, 2011
edited by SpanishPal
posted by SpanishPal
I thought the wording was a bit strange. Perhaps there are step-xxx or half xxx or foster xxx involved. - 0074b507, Jun 5, 2011
