I'm really confused because I was taught that 们 is used as a plural word to do stuff like they and we but the sentence 你们不爱猫 apparently means you do not like cats shouldn't it be they don't like cats?
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你们 = you (plural)
你 = you
们 = plural
Perhaps "ya'll" would be another suitable translation.
They would be 他们。
他 = Him/Her
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I always interpreted 你们 as "ya'll" in my head even though Duolingo and every other learning source I've tried simply translates it as "you" – 小奥利奥 Sep 25 '19 at 04:21
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@小奥利奥 Well “ya’ll” is a regional term and “you” can refer to multiple people, so that’s probably why. – Mou某 Sep 25 '19 at 04:24
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@user3306356 this is not place for your English jargon – 小奥利奥 Sep 25 '19 at 04:44
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你们不爱猫 means you (all) do not like cats/ all of you don't like cats
你不爱猫 means you do not like cats
他们不爱猫 they do not like cats
I guess you are confused because you think "you" must be singular?
"You" can be singular or pural
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yeah thanks I did think you was only singular but after searching it up I see it can be plural. – davidjohn long Sep 26 '19 at 10:56