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The article for

Eltern

die Eltern

Eltern is a plural-only German noun with no singular form, so its article is always die.

English
parents
Level
A1
Topic
People

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Meaning

[1] Father and mother of a child

[1] Vater und Mutter eines Kindes

Examples

[1] Parents are liable for their children

[1] Eltern haften für ihre Kinder.

[1] "Parents need time to accompany their children to life, and they need time when relatives need support or need to be in need of care"

[1] "Eltern brauchen Zeit, um ihre Kinder ins Leben zu begleiten, und sie brauchen Zeit, wenn Angehörige Unterstützung benötigen oder pflegebedürftig werden."
More source examples (5)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] Others envy the individual children: How nice it should be to grow up alone, to enjoy all the attention of the parents, not have to share anything with others

[1] Andere wiederum beneiden die Einzelkinder: wie schön es doch sein müsse, alleine aufzuwachsen, alle Aufmerksamkeit der Eltern zu genießen, sich nichts mit anderen teilen zu müssen.

[1] "Grandma and Grandpa were there, my parents, my brother Sebastian and Uncle Hugoe" "

[1] „Oma und Opa waren da, meine Eltern, mein Bruder Sebastian und Onkel Hugo.“

[1] "My parents were both born shortly after the end of the war, at a time that did not offer optimal starting conditions for them: ..."

[1] „Meine Eltern wurden beide kurz nach Kriegsende geboren, in einer Zeit, die keine optimalen Startbedingungen für sie bot:…“

[1] "My parents came from Turkey and most recently had lived in Istanbul"

[1] „Meine Eltern stammten aus der Türkei und hatten zuletzt in Istanbul gelebt.“

[1] "The little boy is not the first baby with three genetic parents"

[1] „Der kleine Junge ist nicht das erste Baby mit drei genetischen Eltern.“
Grammar note

The singular "The Easter" is only used in technical terms today

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ — die Eltern
Genitiv — der Eltern
Dativ — den Eltern
Akkusativ — die Eltern

Pronunciation

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