Breakdown of Куда идут твои родители?
твой
your [informal]
куда
where to
идти
to go (on foot) / to proceed, go (of a process)
родитель
parent
Questions & Answers about Куда идут твои родители?
Why is the word for "your" твои instead of твой?
Твои is the plural form of "your". Since the word it describes, родители (parents), is plural, the possessive pronoun has to match it by taking the nominative plural form.
Why do we use Куда here instead of Где for "where"?
Куда specifically means "where to" and shows direction or movement. Because the parents are actively going somewhere, we use куда. We would use где ("where at") if they were already at a location and not moving.
Why does the verb идут end in -ут?
Идут is the "they" form of the verb идти (to go). We use this plural form because the subject of the sentence is родители (parents).
How is the plural noun родители formed?
The singular word for parent is родитель, which is a masculine noun ending in a soft sign (-ь). To make it plural, we drop the -ь and add -и.
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