Short answer: Eltern is used in the plural in German, and plural nouns always take die in the nominative (die Eltern). It means “parents” in English.
Eltern: word facts
- Article
- die (plural)
- Gender
- plural noun
- English
- Parents
- Topic
- Relationships and community
- Yupo level
- Beginner
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Why does Eltern take die?
This word is used in the plural in German. In the nominative, plural nouns always take die.
See the article rules →Remember it by color
In Yupo, die words are red. Picture Eltern as something red.
Always say and write the word with its article: not “Eltern” but “die Eltern”.
