Breakdown of Wohin fliegen deine Eltern?
dein
your (informal)
die Eltern
the parents
wohin
where to
fliegen
to fly
Questions & Answers about Wohin fliegen deine Eltern?
Why do we use wohin here instead of just wo?
Wohin asks about movement toward a destination, meaning "where to". Wo simply asks "where" something is located (a fixed position). Because flying is a movement to a new place, we must use wohin.
Is it possible to split wohin apart in this sentence?
Yes! In conversational German, it is very common to put wo at the beginning and move hin to the end of the sentence. You will often hear people say: Wo fliegen deine Eltern hin?
Why is the word for "your" written as deine with an -e at the end?
The word Eltern (parents) is plural. In German, possessive words like dein (your) and mein (my) add an -e at the end when they are attached to plural nouns.
Why does the verb fliegen end in -en here?
The verb must match the subject, which is deine Eltern (your parents). Because this is a plural subject (meaning "they"), the verb takes the matching plural form, which is fliegen.
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