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der, die oder das Eltern?

die Eltern

It's die Eltern. Eltern is a plural-only noun.

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Plural
die Eltern
Only used in the plural
Meaning
parents
In our course
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Family & people

Example

  • Meine Eltern wohnen in Lahore.

    My parents live in Lahore.

Why die?

Plural-only nouns → die

Eltern only exists in the plural, and every plural noun takes die in the nominative: die Eltern.