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die Eltern

parents

💡 plural only, there is no singular

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Example

Meine Eltern wohnen in Berlin.

My parents live in Berlin.

Yesterday and tomorrow

Am Wochenende habe ich meine Eltern besucht.

At the weekend I visited my parents.

Nächste Woche werde ich meine Eltern besuchen.

Next week I will visit my parents.

Memory trick

Eltern — your "elders": the parents.