Breakdown of Mia sorella si prende cura dei nostri genitori.
la sorella
the sister
il genitore
the parent
prendersi cura
to take care of
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Questions & Answers about Mia sorella si prende cura dei nostri genitori.
Why is it si prende cura instead of just prende cura?
Why do we use dei before nostri genitori?
The verb phrase prendersi cura must be followed by the preposition di (to take care of). Because "our parents" translates to i nostri genitori, the preposition di combines with the definite article i to form the combined word dei.
Why is there no article before Mia sorella? Shouldn't it be La mia sorella?
If we drop the article for family members, why does nostri genitori have one hidden in dei?