Breakdown of Würden deine Eltern hier übernachten?
hier
here
dein
your (informal)
die Eltern
the parents
würde
would (conditional auxiliary)
übernachten
to stay overnight
Questions & Answers about Würden deine Eltern hier übernachten?
Why do we use Würden instead of Würde here?
Würden is the conjugated form that matches the plural subject deine Eltern (your parents). Since "parents" is a "they" (3rd person plural), you must use the plural form würden.
Why is übernachten all the way at the end of the sentence?
German uses a sentence bracket structure when there are two verbs. The helper verb würden goes at the beginning because this is a yes/no question. The main action verb übernachten is pushed to the very end in its infinitive (unconjugated) form.
Could I use bleiben instead of übernachten to mean "stay"?
You could use bleiben (to stay), but it doesn't automatically imply staying for the night. The verb übernachten specifically means "to spend the night" (literally "to over-night"), which paints a much clearer picture.
The lesson is about polite requests and hypotheticals. Which one is this sentence?
This is a hypothetical question. You are wondering about a situation that hasn't happened yet: if the opportunity arose, would they stay here? While würden is often used for direct polite requests (like "Would you please help me?"), asking what a third party might do is just hypothetical.
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