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married couple
Two people who are married to each other. This can be a man and a woman or two people of the same gender.
Das Ehepaar Müller feierte letztes Wochenende seine Silberhochzeit.
The married couple Müller celebrated their silver wedding anniversary last weekend.
The word is made up of 'die Ehe' (marriage) and 'das Paar' (pair, couple). So it literally describes an 'Ehe-Paar' (married couple).
Das Ehepaar wohnt seit kurzem in unserer Straße.
The married couple recently moved onto our street.
Although 'Ehepaar' refers to two people, the noun is grammatically singular. Therefore, the verb is also singular.
Das junge Ehepaar reist gerne und hat schon viele Länder besucht.
The young married couple likes to travel and has already visited many countries.
'Das Ehepaar' is very often used together with a surname to talk about a specific couple.
Wir sind heute Abend beim Ehepaar Schmidt zum Essen eingeladen.
We are invited to dinner at the Schmidts' this evening.
pair / couple
Paar and Ehepaar can both refer to two people who are married to each other. Paar often leaves the nature of their relationship to be understood from the context, while Ehepaar explicitly mentions the marriage. Use „Ehepaar“ when the fact that they are married is important, and „Paar“ when the more general expression is sufficient.
Das Ehepaar feiert heute seinen zwanzigsten Hochzeitstag im kleinen Kreis.
The married couple is celebrating its twentieth wedding anniversary today in a small gathering.
Das Paar feiert heute seinen zwanzigsten Hochzeitstag im kleinen Kreis.
The couple is celebrating its twentieth wedding anniversary today in a small gathering.
