GERMAN DICTIONARY

der Elternabend

parents’ evening

/deːɐ̯ ˈɛltɐnˌʔaːbn̩t/

A meeting at school where parents and teachers discuss lessons and pupils.

Translations

Der Elternabend beginnt um neunzehn Uhr.NominativSing.The parents' evening begins at seven p.m.
Wir planen den Elternabend für nächste Woche.AkkusativSing.We are planning the parents' evening for next week.
Wir gehen morgen zu dem Elternabend.DativSing.We are going to the parents' evening tomorrow.
Das Ende des Elternabends ist um zweiundzwanzig Uhr.GenitivSing.The parents' evening ends at ten p.m.
Die Elternabende finden in vielen Schulen statt.NominativPlur.Parents' evenings take place in many schools.
Die Eltern besuchen die Elternabende regelmäßig.AkkusativPlur.The parents attend the parents' evenings regularly.
Wir geben den Elternabenden mehr Zeit.DativPlur.We give the parents' evenings more time.
Die Termine der Elternabende stehen im Kalender.GenitivPlur.The dates of the parents' evenings are in the calendar.

Near-synonymElternversammlung
A Elternversammlung can also bring parents and teachers together, but it is often more formal and not necessarily held in the evening.
Semantically relatedElterngespräch
A Elterngespräch is usually an individual conversation between parents and a teacher, not a meeting for many parents.