Word
Wo sind Ihre Eltern?
Meaning
Where are your parents?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Wo sind Ihre Eltern?
Why does Ihre end in an -e here?
The word Eltern (parents) is plural. In the Nominative case (the subject of the sentence), possessive words like Ihr add an -e when they come before a plural noun or a feminine noun.
Why is Ihre capitalized even though it is not the first word in the sentence?
Capitalizing Ihr or Ihre is the rule when you are using the formal version of "your". This is how you address someone respectfully, like a stranger or a boss. If it were written with a lowercase letter (ihre), it would mean "her" or "their".
Why do we use the verb sind (are) instead of ist (is)?
Because Eltern is a plural word. Just like in English, we say "where are" rather than "where is" when talking about multiple people. If you were asking about one person, you would use ist. For example: Wo ist Ihr Vater?
How would I ask this exact question to a friend or a child?
Because Ihre is formal, you would switch to the informal word for "your", which is dein. Since Eltern is plural, you still need to add that -e ending to make it deine. The question becomes: Wo sind deine Eltern?