No. 506 in Bulgarian
родителите
The Bulgarian word "родителите" means "the parents" in English.
In a sentence
Родителите на Иван отидоха на почивка.
Ivan's parents went on vacation.
The word "родителите" (the parents) here serves as the subject of the sentence, indicating Ivan's parents.
Тези книги на пода са на родителите ми.
These books on the floor belong to my parents.
Here "родителите" is part of a possessive structure, indicating the ownership of the books.
Говорих с родителите на новия ученик за учебната програма.
I talked to the new student's parents about the curriculum.
In this sentence, "родителите" is part of a prepositional phrase, specifying the people I communicated with.
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