No. 941 in Finnish
vanhemmat
"Vanhemmat" means "parents" in English.
In a sentence
Vanhemmat lähtevät kauppaan.
The parents are going to the store.
Here, 'vanhemmat' is used as a noun meaning 'parents'.
Heidän vanhemmat asuvat maaseudulla.
Their parents live in the countryside.
In this sentence, 'vanhemmat' is combined with a possessive adjective 'heidän' to specify whose parents.
Hän on vanhemmat opiskelijat ryhmässä.
They are in the group of older students.
Here, 'vanhemmat' is an adjective meaning 'older' and is plural to match 'opiskelijat'.
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