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Eltern

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Noun

die Eltern

Pronunciation: /ˈɛltərn/

parents

A1 rank #321 plural Eltern

Meanings

Noun
  1. parents

Example sentence

Wann hast du deine Eltern das letzte Mal angerufen?

When did you last call your parents?

Word forms

plural only die Eltern

The four cases

Plural

Nominativedie Eltern
Accusativedie Eltern
Dativeden Eltern
Genitiveder Eltern

Eltern is used only in the plural.

Usage

  • die Eltern — parents; a plural noun
  • meine Mutter und mein Vater — my mother and father; the two individual people
Extra sentence

Meine Eltern wohnen nicht weit von uns entfernt.

My parents do not live far from us.