parents
die Eltern
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The people who together are a child's mother and father, or the child's two mothers or fathers. They may be the biological parents or may have legally taken on the parental role, for example through adoption.
Meine Eltern haben geheiratet, bevor ich geboren wurde.
My parents got married before I was born.
| plural | die Eltern |
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| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | – | die Eltern |
| accusative | – | die Eltern |
| dative | – | den Eltern |
| genitive | – | der Eltern |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Eltern' (parents) is used as part of many compound words related to family and education. Common examples include 'Elternabend' (parents' evening), 'Elternhaus' (parental home), and 'Elternzeit' (parental leave); 'Eltern' comes directly before the second word.
Am Donnerstag findet in der Schule ein Elternabend statt.
There is a parents' evening at the school on Thursday.
Common verbs used with 'Eltern' (parents) include 'besuchen' (to visit), 'anrufen' (to call), 'informieren' (to inform), and 'fragen' (to ask). Expressions such as 'Eltern werden' (to become parents) and 'Eltern sein' (to be parents) are also very common.
Die Schule informiert die Eltern über den neuen Stundenplan.
The school is informing the parents about the new timetable.
In place and contact expressions, 'Eltern' (parents) is often used with prepositions: 'bei den Eltern' (at one's parents' home) and 'mit den Eltern' (with one's parents) require the dative, while 'seine Eltern besuchen' (to visit one's parents) uses the accusative.
Nach dem Studium wohnte er noch ein Jahr bei seinen Eltern.
After graduating, he lived at his parents' home for another year.
Sie möchte am Wochenende ihre Eltern besuchen.
She wants to visit her parents at the weekend.
