parents' evening
der Elternabend, die Elternabende
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parents' evening
An event usually organized by a school or kindergarten where parents are informed about the children, lessons, or organizational matters and can exchange ideas.
Beim Elternabend stellte die Klassenlehrerin die Pläne für das neue Schuljahr vor.
At the parents' evening, the class teacher presented the plans for the new school year.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Elternabende |
| genitive | des Elternabends |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Elternabend | die Elternabende |
| accusative | den Elternabend | die Elternabende |
| dative | dem Elternabend | den Elternabenden |
| genitive | des Elternabends | der Elternabende |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Elternabend' (parents' evening) consists of 'Eltern' (parents) and 'Abend' (evening). The component 'Eltern' shows who the event is intended for, while 'Abend' indicates the usual time of day.
Der Elternabend beginnt am Donnerstag um 19 Uhr.
The parents' evening starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Use 'zum Elternabend gehen' (to go to the parents' evening) to describe attending the event as a destination. Use 'beim Elternabend' (at the parents' evening) when something happens during the event.
Mein Mann und ich gehen morgen zum Elternabend.
My husband and I are going to the parents' evening tomorrow.
Beim Elternabend haben wir über die nächste Klassenfahrt gesprochen.
At the parents' evening, we talked about the next class trip.
A typical collocation is 'jemanden zum Elternabend einladen' (to invite someone to the parents' evening). The people being invited are in the accusative; after 'zu' (to), the dative is used.
Die Lehrerin lädt alle Eltern zum Elternabend ein.
The teacher is inviting all the parents to the parents' evening.
